**Mission** To create a radically inclusive, community-owned ecosystem at Urbandale that empowers individuals through food sovereignty, regenerative agriculture, cooperative economics, clean energy, and youth entrepreneurship—advancing equity, resilience, and opportunity in Lansing and beyond.
**Vision** A self-sustaining neighborhood where every person has access to healthy food, safe housing, dignified work, and a voice in shaping their environment—built by and for the community through collective ownership, innovation, and love.
🌿 **Urbandale Farm – Core Values & Commitments** 🛠 **Decentralized and Regenerative by Design** We believe in decentralizing control of land, food, and energy. Our farm is a living experiment in regenerative agriculture, organic practices, and closed-loop systems that heal soil and community. We refuse to rely on fossil fuels. No fossil fuels on the farm. No extractive systems. Only regeneration. 🧭 **Equitable Sovereignty: Land and Food for the People** Our farm is an assertion of sovereignty — over land, over food, over our futures. We are creating pathways for historically excluded people, especially Black and Indigenous communities, to own and steward land. We don’t just grow food. We grow justice. 🌱 **Invest in the Next Person, Invest in the Future** We build systems that pass opportunity forward. Whether through shared knowledge, a harvest, or a raised bed, we grow with the intent that the next person will thrive, and the next generation will flourish. This is legacy work. Every plant is a promise. 🔄 **Eliminate Waste, Lean Farming** We practice lean farming, where nothing is wasted and everything has purpose — from food scraps to forgotten corners of soil. We design with efficiency, elegance, and ecological balance in mind. Waste nothing. Honor everything. ♻️ **Regenerate and Protect** We commit to regenerating ecosystems, protecting our neighbors, and improving every inch we touch — soil, water, air, and community. Our goal is to protect, improve, and expand justice and life. Grow more than crops. Grow safety, dignity, and connection. 💚 **Triple Bottom Line: People, Planet, Prosperity** Our work is rooted in radical inclusion and the belief that we can build a world where people, planet, and prosperity grow together. We measure success in health, joy, and the lives we lift.