Rebuild Our Community Kitchen After the Tornado

On May 16, 2025, a tornado tore through North St. Louis, hitting our farm and damaging our house. Heavy rains caused our kitchen ceiling to collapse, destroying the stove, air vents, cabinets, refrigerator, and drywall. This kitchen is essential to our farm and staff programming. It supports:

The Sunflower Institute, our youth leadership program
Cooking classes for teens and families
Food storage and preparation
Value-added production (tea blends, tinctures, etc)
Community meals and mutual aid food distribution

Thankfully, we were able to secure a new roof through one our incredible partners, Serving Our Communities Foundation, preventing additional damage. However, the interior kitchen repairs remain and we need our community’s help to bring this space back to life.

Our Goal: $10,000 by Giving Tuesday

This Giving Tuesday, we’re raising $10,000 to repair and restore the kitchen so staff, youth, and community partners can continue using it throughout the year.

Your support will help fund:

Ceiling repairs and water damage remediation
New stove, floor, fridge and cabinets
Replacement of essential equipment for culinary classes
Repairs to walls, paint, plumbing and electrical systems

🌱 This Space Helps Us Feed, Teach and Heal

Every dollar helps us rebuild a space that:

Trains young people in kitchen safety and culinary arts
Hosts culturally relevant cooking and nutrition classes
Helps us prepare food and herbal goods for the community

❤️ Join Us on Giving Tuesday!

We’re hosting a Giving Tuesday Happy Hour to celebrate our community and raise critical funds:

📍 Intertwine Wine Bar
📅 Tuesday, December 2, 2025
⏰ 6:00–8:30 PM

If you cannot attend, you can still show your support by donating or sharing this campaign.

Giving Tuesday 2025

By Ujima

Giving Tuesday 2025

Help Us Rebuild Our Community Kitchen

Team Members