The Osamequin Cooperative Farming Project, est 2018
Some farmers are lucky enough to be born into an agricultural family, or to have land available through inheritance or other family situations. Many farmers, however, are first generation, or second career, or new Americans, and have to find land to farm on their own. Open land is scarce in our region, and land prices and taxes often make the options that are available financially impossible. Young and beginning farmers are left to leasing land, which comes with its own catalogue of challenges!
Our goal at Osamequin Farm is to chip away at these barriers, offering long term affordable leases on farmland with the option to utilize shared infrastructure and marketing structures.
We have a fully stocked farm stand full of products grown and raised by the various farmers at Osamequin, and we hope you’ll join us in supporting these small businesses so they can thrive in Seekonk. You’ll also have a chance to meet and work with the Resident Farmers through educational events and gatherings. Be sure to sign up for our email Newsletter so you’ll never miss a thing!
Our Resident Farmers
Purple Corn Farm
Xeng and Mai grow a diverse selection of vegetables and flowers in their plot along the northern stretch of Prospect St, including a unique and beloved purple corn variety. They share and sell their produce with their community, and they are always happy to share a smile and a handful of the harvest!
Muck and Mystery Farm
Muck and Mystery Farm grows fruits and vegetables on a little over one acre of land. We grow a wide variety of produce on a small scale using organic-based soil-building practices. The farm does not use chemical inputs or sprays and aims to reduce field tillage and soil disturbance as much as possible. We aim to grow the soil alongside our produce, and feed not just our customers but all the creatures in our soil's ecosystem. Muck and Mystery is run by John McGarry, who has been farming around Rhode Island for over five years.
Visit www.muckandmysteryfarm.com to join the CSA.
Hocus Pocus Farm
Hocus Pocus Farm is a queer and women-run one acre operation, growing veggies, flowers, and herbs for our CSA, wholesale, and Osamequin's farmstand. We use chemical-free methods and low-till practices to build healthy soil structure. Our CSA is on a sliding scale and we offer workshare opportunities. Contact us for event or wedding flowers, volunteering, or fundraiser donations! hocuspocusfarm@gmail.com
Night Garden
The Night Garden is a multi-dimensional space stewarded by Emily Shapiro. Home to over 35 species of culinary and medicinal herbs grown with low-input, sustainable methods, the garden grew out of an interest in helping others benefit from the healing power of plants. The Night Garden coordinates a two-season CSA, from June-October and December-March. Products are also offered at the Farm Stand, and private consultations are available. Visit www.nightgardenherbs.com for more information.
Outer Spaces
Outer Spaces is an ecological landscaping company run by Beth Brandon and based in Providence, RI and at Osamequin Farm. They propagate plants, mainly natives and mainly from seed, for about 20 sites in RI and MA (including the entrance to Osamequin), and for billions of organisms who rely on these plants for food, water, shelter, climate control, etc etc etc, and who further propagate the plants.
Their favorite plants are the ones they didn’t plant, like the parasitic Orobanche uniflora among the poison ivy and (*sigh*) garlic mustard near the Osamequin sign.
Pokanoket Garden
The Pokanoket garden, on ancestral lands of the Pokanoket tribe, is part of various vital and vibrant communal traditions.
Through the collaborative efforts of tribal members, community volunteers, and Osamequin Farm, we cultivate indigenous plants and medicinal herbs through implementing traditional organic garden practices as well as more modern farming techniques to support life among our community, especially including those experiencing food insecurity. This process is passing on a legacy for guidance to the next generation.
Granja Sin Fronteras
The Granja Sin Fronteras consists of five immigrant families and community members who grew up working the land before moving to Providence, RI and want to maintain our connection with the land through agriculture while offering garden plots, herbs, vegetables, and a communal space to interested people in our community who don’t have access to land. As a group we know that families do not have borders, in fact, many of our families are split across borders. We believe that migration is a human right and we are motivated to work for the well-being of our community.