Welcome to the Urban Farm

The Urban Farm at Lakeland's Mass Market functions as a center for learning, research, and community outreach.

What is the Urban Farm?

The Everette Taylor Urban Farm at Mass Market is a program of the Lakeland Christian School RISE Institute, which holds a lease on a 1/3 acre site on Plum Street in the Midtown Design District. The program supports both education and community outreach objectives. Helping students discover the solutions to real-world problems is a perennial goal for the Farm. One such problem RISE students have been passionate about for years is nutrition—teaching kids to grow delicious, fresh food makes it more likely they will also eat healthy food. *We believe that we can make a difference in the long-term health of our community with the Urban Farm.*

**The vision for the Everette Taylor Urban Farm at Mass Market is threefold: to inspire, to educate, and to connect the community to fresh, delicious food and to each other.**

Dream it.

The Urban Farm will give Pre-K-12th grade students positive experiences with growing and tasting fresh fruits and vegetables in an art-integrated space.

Build it.

Through activities connecting science, art, history, and product-oriented activities like design thinking and “making”, students will become investigators and problem solvers.

Share it.

Each week during the growing season, produce is harvested, packaged, and delivered to local partners like The Dream Center. They share with folks in the community experiencing food insecurity. Our collards, tomatoes, cucumbers, and lemongrass are favorites!

Grow it.

High school students in RISE Institute classes will use the farm as a learning lab through event planning and education, scientific research projects, and building community partnerships.