City Farm on 1300 South

We host our Job Training Program’s Green Team for women facing homelessness at a 1-acre, City-owned site, “City Farm on 1300 South.” The farm was previously located at the “Green Phoenix Farm” site until the lease on that site ended in 2024.

The new City Farm is 100% solar-powered and serves as a research and demonstration site for regenerative agriculture and permaculture techniques; it is currently certified Organic under the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food. Hundreds of community members visit the farm each year to participate in educational volunteer opportunities and tours. Green Team participants grow most of the seedlings sold at our Spring Plant Sale, as well as organic produce that helps feed thousands of low-income individuals and families annually through WCG programs and community partnerships.

For more information about City Farm, contact Director of Agricultural Operations James Loomis (801.948.0420; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE AT CITY FARM

Stewardship is one of WCG's core values. Prior to City Farm’s establishment in 2024, the property it now occupies was vacant and filled with debris, invasive weeds, and trash. While it did provide some habitat for birds and insects, it provided few other resources for them or the people living in the area.

Now, the land is alive and vibrant. Mulching, composting, and deep biological approaches to soil management will create enduring fertility. The farm boasts an array of forward-thinking ecological design features, including:

Multiple advanced composting methods
Hand scale, no-till agriculture
Organic growing methods
Beneficial insect habitat
Extensive beneficial fungi
Carbon farming
Efficient water usage
Solar power
Repurposed infrastructure materials
Seed stewardship

GROWING FOOD FOR COMMUNITY

All the produce grown at the City Farm is donated to low-income families lacking food access via our community partners. In other words, every bit of this produce is donated back to our community and never sold for-profit. This allows the farm to serve as a critical community source for healthy food while not competing with the important services provided by our local for-profit farmers.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

City Farm is an educational space for all who want an introduction to urban farming, organic gardening, regenerative agriculture and composting techniques, or for anyone who simply wants to spend an hour (or a day) on an urban farm getting their hands dirty. We welcome individual volunteers as well as larger groups (including corporate groups). Our volunteer opportunity pages are updated regularly. Sign up for a shift, or reach out to WCG's Volunteer Director Karina Lugo Villalba with questions.