A vibrant bitter leaf plant, symbolizing health, sustainability, and the core mission of Asawana Farms to grow authentic African crops.

Our Mission

Asawana Farms is a Southern
Cameroonian / Ambazonian farm growing Specialty Vegetables in Upper Marlboro, MD

Our farm was founded to provide fresh, organic vegetables to the residents of Prince George’s County. The farm also offers volunteering and educational programs.

Our Mission

We are a practical research hub for Food as Medicine.

We provide space for children, high school students, college students and adults to learn how to grow their own organic food.

We provide an educational space for children, teens, and city adults to learn about simple and practical agriculture.

We connect the African American community to the motherland through food, indigenous knowledge and farming.

We foster networks and facilitate cross cultural understanding.

We grow authentic African specialty vegetables and reduce food deserts.

  • Volunteers helping at Asawana Farms
  • Mushrooms from Asawana Farms
  • Planting vegetables in buckets at Asawana Farms
  • A volunteer helping out at Asawana Farms
  • Volunteers at Asawana Farms
  • The founder of Asawana Farms holding watermelons
  • Planting crops in bags at Asawana Farms
  • Volunteers working at Asawana Farms
  • Volunteer pushing a wheelbarrow filled with soil
  • Glasshouses at Asawana Farms
  • Planting crops at Asawana Farms
  • A volunteer dumping soil from a wheelbarrow
  • Fields of crops at Asawana Farms
  • A woman transporting buckets in a wheelbarrow
  • Men with wheelbarrows at Asawana Farms
Wheat icon labeled 'Organic Food' representing organic food grown sustainably at Asawana Farms
Heart-shaped icon labeled 'Healthy Food' symbolizing healthy food offered by Asawana Farms
Map of Africa icon labeled 'African Food,' showcasing Asawana Farms' connection to African heritage and cuisine
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