SUSU COMMUNITY FARM INC

BOX OF RESILIENCE CSA - THE BOX OF RESILIENCE CSA PROVIDED 35 SHARES OF LOCALLY GROWN, CULTURALLY RELEVANT AFRICAN AND DISPORIC PRODUCE EACH WEEK FROM JUNE TO OCTOBER. THESE SHARES REACHED NEARLY 100 FAMILIES FROM GLOBAL MAJORITY IN WINDHAM COUNTY, VERMONT AND WERE DISTRIBUTED AT NO COST. OVER 18 WEEKS, THIS TOTALED 630 BOXES OF FOOD, INCLUDING FRESH PRODUCE, MEDICINAL HERBS, AND KITCHEN STAPLES LIKE EGGS AND BREAD. THE PROGRAM ADDRESSES FOOD INSECURITY WHILE STRENGTHENING CONNECTIONS TO CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT FOODS AND SUPPORTING COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS. IN ALIGNMENT WITH SUSU'S VALUES OF COMMUNITY AND SOLIDARITY, THE CSA PROGRAM ALSO SOURCED FOOD FROM LOCAL FARMS AND PRODUCERS, ENSURING EACH SHARE WAS DIVERSE AND COMMUNITY-ROOTED. THIS APPROACH CONTRIBUTED TO A SOLIDARITY ECONOMY AND STRENGTHENED RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL FARMERS AND FOOD GROWERS.THE PROGRAM WAS SUPPORTED BY EXPANDED FARM INFRASTRUCTURE. A NEW HALF-ACRE OF GROWING SPACE INCREASED PRODUCTION CAPACITY TO MEET RISING DEMAND. IRRIGATION SYSTEMS WERE INSTALLED TO ENSURE CONSISTENT WATERING DESPITE FLUCTUATING WEATHER CONDITIONS.A CENTRAL FOCUS WAS RESTORING AND ENRICHING SOIL HEALTH BY BRINGING FALLOW FIELDS BACK INTO PRODUCTION USING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES. ADDITIONAL LAND STEWARDSHIP INCLUDED REMOVING DEAD TREES THAT POSED RISKS TO GARDENS AND BUILDINGS, HELPING PROTECT THE FARM'S INFRASTRUCTURE AND LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY.OVERALL, THE BOX OF RESILIENCE CSA EXPENDED FOOD ACCESS WHILE ADVANCING COMMUNITY HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND FOOD SOVEREIGNTY THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE, LAND-BASED APPROACH TO FOOD JUSTICE.

TRAUMA CONSCIOUS SCHOOL OF LIBERATION - THIS PROGRAM BROUGHT COMMUNITY MEMBERS ONTO THE LAND FOR INTERACTIVE, EMBODIED EXPERIENCES THAT SUPPORT COLLECTIVE HEALING AND GROWTH. IT ENGAGES TRAUMA AS A PATHWAY FOR IDENTIFYING AND TRANSFORMING BIASES THAT HINDER THRIVING, MULTIRACIAL COMMUNITIES. OFFERINGS INCLUDE BOTH LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM INITIATIVES SUCH AS:UNBODYING WHITE SUPREMACY - A HEALING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO CONFRONT AND DISMANTLE THE IMPACTS OF WHITE SUPREMACY ON INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. THROUGH EMBODIED PRACTICES, DIALOGUE, AND GROUP WORK, PARTICIPANTS EXPLORE HOW INTERNALIZED BIAS AND SYSTEMIC OPRESSION SHOW UP IN THE BODY AND MIND. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE HEALING, HELPING PARTICIPANTS UNLEARN HARMFUL PATTERNS AND BUILD MORE INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE, AND THRIVING MULTIRACIAL COMMUNITIES. IT IS CENTRAL TO SUSU'S COMMITMENTS TO JUSTICE, LIBERATION, AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. SUSU SANGHA YOGA - THIS DONATION-BASED PROGRAM OFFERS ACCESSIBLE, RESTORATIVE YOGA ROOTED IN INDIGENOUS ANIMIST WISDOM AND SOMATIC PRACTICES. HELD TWICE WEEKLY AT THE FARM, IT SUPPORTS PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING THROUGH MINDFULNESS, BREATHWORK, AND GENTLE MOVEMENT. THE PROGRAM CREATES SPACE FOR PARTICIPANTS TO RECONNECT WITH THEIR BODIES AND THE LAND, SUPPORTING HEALING, PERSONAL GROWTH, AND RESILIENT, CONNECTED COMMUNITIES