On April 4, 2026, Asawana Farms had the great honor of welcoming 24 Environmental Studies students from the Edmund Burke School in Washington, DC for a day of volunteering, learning, and hands-on farm experience.
At Asawana Farms, one of our greatest joys is welcoming people who are curious about learning how to grow their own food. On March 8, 2026, we had the pleasure of hosting three motivated young ladies who came to the farm eager to gain hands-on knowledge as the growing season approaches here in Maryland.
Asawana Farms welcomed a team of mechanical engineering students from University of Maryland, College Park for an in-depth, on-site visit connected to a proposed Capstone design project. What began as a classroom concept is now taking shape as a real-world collaboration aimed at solving one of the most pressing challenges facing small-scale specialty crop farmers: affordable greenhouse heating.
At Asawana Farms, every visit is an opportunity to plant more than seeds — we plant knowledge, confidence, and community resilience. Recently, we had the privilege of hosting 21 youths from Sandstone Care, a residential treatment center in Rockville, Maryland, at the Urban Farm Incubator (UFI), where our farm is located.
At Asawana Farms, one of our core missions is to grow culturally significant crops that nourish both the body and the community. One such crop is bitter leaf — a tropical plant deeply valued in many African cuisines and traditional healing practices. While it thrives naturally in warm climates, growing bitter leaf in Maryland’s changing seasons — especially through winter — is a true test of patience, skill, and community collaboration.
On December 20, 2025, Asawana Farms was deeply honored to be invited to participate in the Stronger Together – Sickle Cell Wellness and Transition Fair, a powerful and timely event organized by The Ruby Ball Foundation at the Pepco Edison Gallery in Washington, DC. This gathering brought together sickle cell patients, caregivers, advocates, researchers, medical institutions, and community-based organizations with one shared goal: improving quality of life and health outcomes for people living with sickle cell disease.
On December 20, 2025, Asawana Farms was deeply honored to be invited to participate in the Stronger Together – Sickle Cell Wellness and Transition Fair, a powerful and timely event organized by The Ruby Ball Foundation at the Pepco Edison Gallery in Washington, DC. This gathering brought together sickle cell patients, caregivers, advocates, researchers, medical institutions, and community-based organizations with one shared goal: improving quality of life and health outcomes for people living with sickle cell disease.
On December 10, 2025, Asawana Farms welcomed Monica and Pete from Future Harvests as part of our engagement in The Million Acre Challenge—a statewide effort dedicated to transforming agriculture by building soil health across Maryland.
Across Maryland—especially in Prince George’s County—a powerful movement has been building: a movement insisting that food should heal, not harm.
