Convivium Urban Farmstead is a nonprofit whose mission is to improve life through food. We accomplish our mission through classes, demonstrations and experiences that use food to foster connection to ourselves, our community and the environment. These programs cover three areas of the food cycle: the production (GROW), prepartion and preservation (COOK) and the sharing and enjoyment of food (EAT).

Convivium was founded on the idea that most of the world’s problems stems from a lack of connection—to our own health, to our neighbors and community, and to the environment. At Convivium, we hope to foster this connection—or reconnection—to those areas of our lives and we use FOOD to do it. Why food? Because it is universal. Everyone eats! And the ritual of eating is more than just satisfying our hunger—it involves the farmer that grew it; the soul, sun and rain that gave it life; the person who prepared it; and the people with whom we enjoy it.