WOW Farm

WOW Farm West Oakland Woods (WOW) Farm offers local high school students an opportunity to learn about and operate a small farm business.

Launched in January 2012, the WOW Farm job training program for low-income youth uses two urban garden lots in West Oakland as a production site and classroom for a business run by youth under the mentorship of experienced entrepreneurs, educators and farmers. The business grows and delivers organically-produced root vegetables, leaf vegetables, herbs and flowers.

Hey look! It's the flower farm WOW Farm created in 2014, when we hired a bulldozer to dig up concrete and local teens to...
04/15/2022

Hey look! It's the flower farm WOW Farm created in 2014, when we hired a bulldozer to dig up concrete and local teens to cultivate the flowers. This history of the train station and its place in Black history is a good read. https://www.kqed.org/news/11910890/how-oaklands-16th-street-train-station-helped-build-west-oakland-and-the-modern-civil-rights-movement?fbclid=IwAR1S7Z5t0zmXfLAZMI9GIiluE95dr60oB5Uws_uVMTdZWbrYw1fRC4nfZKM

Oakland's 16th Street Station used to be a hub of transcontinental rail travel. Its presence in West Oakland helped build a thriving Black community and business district, before 1950s redevelopment, along with a new reliance on the automobile, disrupted everything.

Get your Mom local flowers today at WOW FARM. Location change. We are selling at 1650 Wood Street until 1pm.
05/12/2018

Get your Mom local flowers today at WOW FARM. Location change. We are selling at 1650 Wood Street until 1pm.

In our class, we have interns analyze possible products we could grow and whether they meet the criteria of our business...
03/27/2018

In our class, we have interns analyze possible products we could grow and whether they meet the criteria of our business.

Pulling weeds is tedious, but learning how to get through the tedious tasks is an important life skill.
03/26/2018

Pulling weeds is tedious, but learning how to get through the tedious tasks is an important life skill.

Your inspirational quote of the day!
03/25/2018

Your inspirational quote of the day!

Legacy. What is a legacy?It’s planting seeds in a garden you never get to see. -Hamilton the musical
03/25/2018

Legacy. What is a legacy?
It’s planting seeds in a garden you never get to see. -Hamilton the musical

Despite the rain, the interns keep a sunny disposition. @ WOW Farm
03/22/2018

Despite the rain, the interns keep a sunny disposition. @ WOW Farm

Sprouts coming up!
03/19/2018

Sprouts coming up!

03/19/2018

A growing number of women are revolutionizing farming and food systems in Canada

Interns mastering the skills of bed prep and seeding
03/17/2018

Interns mastering the skills of bed prep and seeding

03/17/2018

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Learn to farm. You’ll feel like a badass. 🌱🌱🌱
03/15/2018

Learn to farm. You’ll feel like a badass.
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537 Lewis Street
Oakland, CA
94607

Telephone

+15108585068

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