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Urban Thistle Farm is a dream cultivated by a small group of food justice warriors' intent on bringing a local solution to hunger to the Casper Community. Located in a food desert in North Casper, UTF has become a beacon of hope to the families and children fighting food insecurity.
Through our food is free community garden, production garden, upcoming market and training center, the Urban Thistle Farm provides a community-based solution to hunger and is an anti-poverty program. Stop by the farm for a tour or become a volunteer making a difference in our community.​
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Cultivating good food
Healing community
Located at 1014 Glenarm in north Casper, Urban Thistle Farm & Market is the manifestation of a vision born over a decade ago - a place to serve the community, bring dignity to our neighbors, and change the local food system, for good.
Urban Thistle Farm & Market hosts a community garden and gathering space, Urban Orchard planted by Branch Across Casper, and a production farm.
The goal of Urban Thistle is to Grow Good Food and Heal Community.

Make it Happen
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Urban Thistle Farm
Grow
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Commercial Kitchen
Process
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Marketplace
Distribute
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CHAnge Course Career Center programs
Opportunities
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Community Spaces
Heal
Growing Good Food
Food is grown on site using organic practices.
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There are public community gardens which include an orchard, children's area, a community event space.
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There is a production farm aimed at growing good food for the north Casper neighborhood - to combat the food desert.
healing community
We are creating spaces and events to heal community through:
Engagement
Empowerment
Employment
cultivating a culture of caring
When we have a sense of ownership, a sense of purpose, and sense of community - we can care more deeply for each other.
Why the Thistle?


The thistle, often viewed as a weed, an aggravation or something to be discarded, symbolizes bravery, resilience, and determination.
Much like those who built this farm. ​
Thistles have deep roots and can grow in any environment. This independence and strength run deeply in the history of this land and those who would not give up on the dream of an urban farm
on this site.​
Thistles play a vital role in ecosystems, have been used in traditional medicine and have cultural importance. While they are prickly and difficult to handle, they produce beautiful flowers.
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Our founders ARE the Thistle! ​
Brave, resilient, determined, independent, strong, vital and beautiful.
It is their unwavering dedication and vision that built
Urban Thistle Farm. ​