Garden Concert Series - Fundraiser

What is the Garden Concert Series?

The Garden Concert Series (GCS) centers you in warm heartfelt wonderland of sweet melodies accompanying soulful guitar sounds as the sun spreads its rays of light onto you and your friends. Here, you'll sip on a delicious craft brew or a fresh cold pressed juice and enjoy flavors that are inspired by what's been grown in the garden. This space bridges together music, food, and the arts while celebrating and supporting people of color (poc) in business, farming and the arts.  Together we uphold safe space for Black & Brown, women, queer, and trans people that sparkles with creativity and positive healing vibes.


Jalila Nairobi, model and creator of Bohemian Footprints, in attendance at the Garden Concert Vol. 1. 
Face paint by Naomi Christianson, artist, the Omi Collective.


Who Are We?

Leaders of the Garden Concert Series (and most of our collaborators) are Black artists who work in the cycle of food production, from farming to food preparation and medicine making.  We are a collective of musicians and audiophiles impacting social change through art and food by bringing awareness to the relationship between our work, our food, and our wellness.  GCS is a space for us to share abundance with our community through exquisite food, thoughtful entertainment, and loving service.

Our long-term vision for this project is to collectively own land which will provide a venue to host events, grow our own food, build structures for relief and relaxation, and offer resources and skill-shares in land stewardship.  We aim to empower creative, nature-loving, feminine-centered, queer, trans, non-binary, and transitioning poc with a safe place to find fulfilling work, community, and healing.


Dominic Hosack (photo 1) and a bed of kale (photo 2) at THEARC Farm in SE, DC.  That bed of kale turned into salad (photo 3) at the Garden Concert Vol. 3.

What Does It Cost?

Last year, production costs for the event Series landed around $4,800 -including  modest administrative stipends. We funded the series entirely through our savings.  Although the events proved successful in the community, we spent more money than we made from them.  This year, we want to offer you organic produce, responsibly raised meat, and wild caught fish from local poc farmers.  We also want to invite up-and-coming folk musicians, artists, and businesses, but keep the ticket prices accessible- not more than $30. We need your help to do it!

We are asking our entire community to donate $5,000 in support to cover the production costs of three Garden Concerts.  This will give us purchasing power to source our food from local poc-led organic sustainable farms and ranches, pay artists' performance fees, pay travel fees, and rent/purchase equipment for the series. Your support will foster our growth in creating collaborative spaces that bridge the arts and agriculture for people of color.


Musician/singer-songwriter, Sierra Lauren from Durham, NC, performed soulful blues tunes for GCS Vol. 3.