The Woven Trifecta is a “trifecta business” in Muskegon, MI consisting of :
-The Woven Farmstead, an established Certified Naturally Grown farm producing vegetables, cut flowers, and value added products.
-Woven Wellness, an educational component of the trifecta, offering classes, workshops, and other opportunities throughout the year.
The Woven Woman – A social piece of the trifecta ,supporting the mission of the trifecta through social engagement via podcast, blog, and speaking opportunities.
The mission of the trifecta is to intertwine food, farm, and wellness through nurture, nature, and nutrition. With a growing demand for the farms educational programing, it is in need of a physical on site space to offer these opportunities.
The Food+Farm Educational space will be built within a 16’x24′ prefabricated cabin. The back 10’x16′ will feature a small scale certified commercial kitchen, designed with both education and functionality in mind. The kitchen space will be used for educational classes and workshops, teaching folks how to source/grow/purchase/prepare/preserve fresh, local food options. It will also dual purposely be used by the farm to create value added products including soups, dried/dehydrated goods, salad kits, etc. The front 14’x16′ space will be utilized as a gathering/creating space. It will feature a large farmhouse style table where folks are able to gather around for a series of classes, a hands on workshop, etc. This space will promote the farms mission and expand its community impact. The building will also feature a loft for storage space. This space will mainly be used to store finished product, as well as educational materials. Sam, the owner of the farm has food+ farm been farming for 10+ years and teaching food and farm education for 7 years. She has a number of curriculums created for learning levels aging from early childhood education all the way through senior education opportunities. Sam has worked with local school districts, federally qualified health centers, as well as area organizations providing these educational opportunities. Opportunities include produce prescription programming, grow your own, youth opportunities, seasonal workshops, etc. Educational opportunities within this space would be offered both by the farm individually as well as in collaboration with partnering organizations. Through partnership with local organizations, we will be able to make these opportunities accessible to folks in terms of food edu access+equity.