Partners

At Lopez Urban Farm, our work is rooted in solidarity, not charity. We practice radical partnership by working alongside our community rather than providing services to it, ensuring that the people who use and shape this space remain at the center of decision-making. This approach keeps our work accountable, grounded, and reflective of real community needs.

We take pride in serving as a nurturing incubator for community-led projects. By supporting smaller, innovative efforts, we help grow ideas that are built by and for the community, creating meaningful and lasting impact in Pomona.

Our Partners & Collaborators

  • Program: Monthly Crop Swaps during our Sunday CSA Box Program

  • Stewards: Christopher Lewis & Sunny S.O.O.N.

    Focus: African diasporic agriculture, cultural land stewardship, and community education.

  • Support: Trash services and free community compost

  • Program: College Corps Student Fellows

  • Focus: Family-friendly bilingual yoga and wellness programming.

  • Lead Collaborator: Rebecca Ustrell

    Program: ILL Anthology and poetry publishing collaborations

  • Role: Neighbor and partner connecting families to resources

  • Proudly Built By: Nate Alton, Pawn Shop Pomona, and Vans

    Programming Lead by: Brien Esparza

    Focus: Youth skate access, skate lending library, camps, and intergenerational skate culture.

  • Steward: Julian Ibanez Mandujano

    Focus: Indigenous programming, native cultural events, native gardening workshops alongside local volunteers and partners

  • Programs: Día de los Muertos celebration and community Posada.

  • Stewarded by: Juanita, Megan, and our friends and neighbors

    Founded by: Indy Rishi Singh and Cosmic Labyrinth

    Focus: Living labyrinth for reflection, land connection, and community gathering.

  • Programs: Community events and Mosh Mercado

  • Programs: Bodega Comunitaria, Pomona Fridge, Food Not Bombs, Dignity Sustained, and 909 Mutual Aid

  • Programs: Community Engagement Center and CASA Pitzer collaborations.

  • Facilitator: Peter Lechuga

    Focus: Weekly poetry circle and spoken word programming.

  • Programs: A collaboration of numerous community-based organizations and local public agencies and is funded by the California Strategic Growth Council.

  • Program: Annual host of the Fall Extravaganza Halloween festival and movie night

  • We are proudly located on Lopez elementary school property

  • Program: Community Health Gap Year and Internship Opportunity for College Students

  • Programs: We All Lead Teen Peer Counseling Program and youth mentorship.

  • Steward: Alicia Valle

    Focus: Pollinator habitat and butterfly education.

  • Program: Sound healing gatherings.

    Focus: Family-friendly bilingual sound baths for the community spring through summer.

  • Programs: College of Graduate Nursing, Veterinary Education, Husky Days with Lopez Elementary, and the Urban Kitchen nutrition education center