Sugarberry Mutual Aid Community Garden

Sugarberry Garden

Gather in the Mid City Baton Rouge garden for hands-on workdays, shared harvests, and skill-building rooted in food justice.

Sugarberry Garden is the first project of Seeding Community. It is located at 135 Delphine St., Baton Rouge, LA 70806.

Sugarberry Garden

Sugarberry Garden exists to nourish our Baton Rouge community by growing fresh food, supporting local pollinators, and creating a welcoming space for education, mutual aid, and multicultural and intergenerational connection. Through community events, shared harvests, and contributions to the Red Shoes Community Fridge, we offer our neighbors a place to gather, support one another, and deepen our sense of community.

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Our Values

Reparative Justice, Community Care, & Mutual Aid

In the face of ongoing food apartheid and structural hunger in Baton Rouge, reparative justice is necessary in communities that have been historically and presently disenfranchised. We believe food is a shared resource, not a commodity. The garden prioritizes feeding people, not profit. Care flows both ways: giving and receiving are equally valued. Harvests are distributed to neighbors and the Red Shoes Community Fridge.

Accessibility & Dignity

Everyone deserves to participate without barriers or shame. Knowledge is shared freely; no expertise gatekeeping. Participation is voluntary and flexible based on abilities and skills. No one is required to give more than they can.

Shared Stewardship

We operate under a model of shared stewardship–there is no single leader or owner of this garden. Responsibility is distributed based on capacity, presence, and skills, not titles or hierarchy. Power is shared, not centralized. Major decisions are made collectively and transparently.

Food Sovereignty & Self-Determination

We support our community creating our own food system, and all people gaining access to food sovereignty . The garden resists charity models in favor of solidarity and community-driven mutual aid. We grow food that reflects community needs and cultures. We value skills-sharing and learning by doing.

Ecological Care

We recognize that humans, plants, pollinators, and soil are interconnected. Long-term soil and ecosystem health matter. We prioritize pollinator support and sustainable growing practices. We treat the land as a living relationship, not a resource to extract.

Restorative Justice

When harm or conflict happens, we address it together. When appropriate, we prioritize seeking accountability while practicing compassion. We practice repair, not punishment. We assume good intent, while naming impact of harm.

Belonging

The garden is a space for all ages, backgrouns, and identities. The garden seeks to build community care and restorative justice in the face of violent systems of oppression that impact all of us. We honor lived experience alongside formal knowledge. We welcome joy, rest, storytelling, and celebration. We commit to being a safe, affirming space.