Asawana Farms is excited to share that we recently sent moringa and bitter leaf seedlings to Birmingham. To some, they may look like small plants. But to us, they represent something much bigger: health, culture, memory, self-reliance, and the possibility of helping families reconnect with the foods that have nourished our people for generations.
Recently, we received a beautiful picture from someone who received a 5-gallon moringa grow bag from Asawana Farms around June 21. The moringa seedling has grown very well, and seeing that picture filled us with joy, gratitude, and renewed hope.
On May 21, 2026, it was truly an honor for Asawana Farms to be invited to the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center Food is Medicine Open House. For us, this invitation was more than just an event appearance.
On May 21, 2026, it was an honor to welcome Maryland Secretary of Agriculture Kevin Atticks to the Asawana Farms stand during the University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center Food is Medicine Open House.
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.
