Throughout history, women’s activism has shaped the world of gardening, farming, and agriculture.
Two women we are celebrating who exemplify the strength and power of women are Dolores Huerta and Fannie Lou Hamer.
In 1962, labor and civil rights activist Huerta co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later contributed to the formation of the United Farm Workers’ Union. Later in life, she became a women’s rights activist, helping bring more focus to the experience of Latina women.
Hamer was a pioneer of what would later become the concept of food sovereignty. She founded the Freedom Farm Cooperative, an agricultural cooperative in Mississippi that focused on the power of controlling one’s own food system. Food security was a form of resistance; her cooperative challenged oppressive farming practices that prevented Black families from being self-reliant. Hamer also fought against discriminative agricultural policies that reduced Black Americans’ ability to own a farm.
This March, join us in celebrating Women’s History Month in the City of Santa Monica Community Gardens.
Stop by any of our Saturday events to contribute to our Women’s History Gratitude Tree. Visitors are invited to design a card celebrating women throughout history that inspire them. At the end of the month, we will display these cards at the Ishihara Park Learning Garden.
On Saturday, March 8, join us from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. for an International Women’s Day Bike Ride & Main Street Community Garden Celebration. This will be a fun, family-friendly bike ride to celebrate International Women's Day. Enjoy a relaxed ride along the Beach Bike Path, visit the Main Street Community Garden, and savor some light refreshments.
We will meet for the bike ride at 8:30 a.m. in the garden at 2818 Main Street. We will leave at 8:45 a.m., and the ride will be about an hour long. Please bring your own bikes and helmets.
Find out more about our City of Santa Monica Community Garden events by visiting santamonica.gov/events
By Sarah Caso and Isabel Filson
California Climate Action Corps Fellows
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