Help Leons build a women Afro-Feminism Farm center

To revive the love and appreciation for Mother Nature and the gift she has to offer is to restore black women’s connection to being land stewards.

Grounded in the belief that tending to the land is an approach we in the Western world have ignored and neglected, Leons Kabongo, the Young Jupiter Market Gardener, is passionate about sharing his ways of re-friending our bodies, minds, and spirits. Mr. Kabongo brings a culturally diverse and ethnic approach to farming. Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mr. Kabongo has seen how farming led by women can be a way of bridging social, economic and environmental gaps we find in our communities. 

After receiving an MS in Agricultural Production with a focus on Community Development from West Virginia University, the Young Jupiter Market Gardener dives into a deeper approach toward Macro/Micro social issues, by empowering black women, using farming as a means to end. He hopes to bring to light culturally diverse methods of production to truly bring back the love and care of the land we walk on. Currently, Mr. Kabongo lives in Harrisonburg and serves as a Volunteer and Garden Coordinator at Our Community Place, a local nonprofit organization focused on building a safe, loving community of restoration and hope for all, especially those facing homelessness and other adverse experiences. Mr. Kabongo says, "With hope that one day we can all learn to listen to Mother Nature, one another, and ourselves, I am committed to developing leadership among women and children to make sure that we grow motivated, fun, and resilient agricultural stewards."

Mr. Kabongo hopes to grow from a .5-acre plot of land onto a 40 acre space to grow  programs for black women and develop a road map toward building sustainable  future for women leaders of tomorrow. Through land development, stewardship and nurturing, this will revive many black women to come and reclaim what was taken away through white colonization. With your help, let's build Mother Nature to restore our youth and future leaders..

We are raising 1,000,000.00 to build this movement in the Shenandoah Valley and with your support, we are going to achieve this goal. 

For more detail where this fund will be allocated and who it will support,

Go to www.youngjupiterfarmmarket.org