Alma Backyard Farms

Alma derives from Latin origin, and means “nourishing.” From Spanish, Alma is translated as “the soul.”
 
It’s a name well-suited, then, for Alma Backyard Farms, where tending the earth gives rise to larger, ever-deepening cycles of growth and transformation—of land, of self, and of community.
 
ALMA launched in 2013 with the intention of creating opportunities for the previously-incarcerated to become ‘urban farmers,’ fostering a sense of connection with the natural world, while raising food to nurture local communities.
 
In support of ALMA’s mission, Bar au Chocolat provides our cacao husk by-product to be used as an ingredient in their compost. Cacao husk is abundant in protein, fiber, ash, and other minerals, all of which produce a rich, fertile soil—one in which new life can take root, and thrive.
 
Because from the ground up, we are all interconnected in the most beautiful, beneficial way.