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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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Garden Soil

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.

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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?

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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. ​



Celebrating 50 Years of Service to the Casper Community

 

Location:

140 E. K Street

Casper, WY, USA

Mailing Address:

129 N. Elk Street

Casper, WY, USA

307-266-1388

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