Brady Family Farm is in Syracuse, New York's Southside neighborhood. There are not many grocery stores in this area of the city, therefore people do not have access to fresh produce. The farm was started as a way to combat this problem. Jessie Lyons, the farm coordinator, grows culturally specific produce for the many different groups of people who live on Syracuse's Southside.
Chol and his two of his children check out the farm during Farm Fest.
Freshly picked tomatoes from the Brady Family Farm. Syracuse, New York.
Jessie Lyons, the farm coordinator, picks lettuce to be sold the next day at their weekly farm stand.
A volunteer reaches for a honeycrisp apple.
Jessie Lyons talks with the volunteers about the food she tried at the New York State Fair.
Children visiting the farm run through the tunnel that is overgrown with cucamelons.
A volunteer picks tomatillos to be sold at the farm stand. Jessie tries to grow a variety of food that would be used by different cultural groups that live in Syracuse.
An abandoned grocery story on Syracuse's Southside. In this area of the city, there are few grocery stores so the community has less access to fresh produce. Brady Family Farms has been helping this issue with their weekly farm stand. A few years ago there was a petition to reopen this grocery store, however, it was unsuccessful.
A view from the edge of the Brady Family Farm.
A farm stand visitor picks tomatoes to purchase.
Karen picks tomoatoes and shows her friend around the farm.
Chol looks closely at a couple of the tomatoes that he has picked.
Children look through the cucamelon tunnel on their visit to the farm.
Jessie carries baskets of lettuce through the rows of plants.