Community · Reno, Nevada · Est. 2020
Food justice, mutual aid, and community care on Elko Avenue
Hampton House Garden Project is a multi-generational space rooted in Black and Indigenous food sovereignty. Everyone is welcome: come grow, eat, learn, and organize.
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In October of 2020, Hampton House Garden Project was launched under the guidance of Native people, community organizers, local farmers, and willing Renoites from all walks of life.
Good Neighbors Warming Center
Emergency winter shelter for women & families
Family Dinner
Sunday evenings · 638 Elko Ave
Mission & community support
Black & Indigenous food justice
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About Hampton House Garden
Hampton House Garden is a community organization in Reno, Nevada that led the charge to ensure women and families had somewhere to go in Reno, Sparks, and Washoe County. County-run shelters are full, so Lily Baran coordinated downtown churches and the Reno Initiative for Shelter and Equality on a rotating schedule to host women and families in need of emergency winter shelter.
What you'll find at 638 Elko Avenue
"We believe that through mutual aid, community care, and direct action, we can achieve liberation for all."
Programs
Good Neighbors Warming Center
Downtown Reno churches host women and families on a rotating schedule when county shelters are full. Volunteers are needed every season.
A Sunday evening gathering bringing together neighbors from the Elko Avenue area and University of Nevada, Reno students for a shared meal and connection.
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See what's growing, what's cooking, and who's showing up. @hamptonhousegarden is where Hampton House Garden shares garden updates, program news, and community moments.
Mission
The Hampton House Garden Project, launched in 2020 in Reno, Nevada, strives to foster a strong community and advance Black and Indigenous Food Justice in a local "food desert." It was initiated by Lily Baran and her son Oliver.
Community support
Hampton House Garden gets support from the community and various organizations like Black Community Collective, Reno Food Systems, and the Holland Project. Mutual-aid groups individuals and businesses such as the Great-Basin Co-op, Beloveds, Perenn Bakery also support Hampton House Garden Project. The mutual aid project is named after Fred Hampton of the Black Panther Party. Hampton believed that horizontal organization, inclusive of all demographics, was the only way to unify movements toward collective liberation.
Located on Elko Avenue, we are a multi-generational space that hosts a community garden, a refrigerated food and resource pantry, a food recovery compost and processing facility, a harm reduction and reproductive care supply hub, and an organizing creative space and venue. We believe that through mutual aid, community care, and direct action, we can achieve liberation for all.
Fiscal Sponsorship by The Black Community Collective, a federally exempt 501c3 organization under IRS Section 170. EIN #87-4300730