Transplanting Traditions |

Connecting Cultures Through Farming and Food

Transplanting Traditions supports food sovereignty in the refugee community through access to land, education and opportunities for refugee farmers to address community food insecurity and the barriers they face in reaching their dreams of farming. The farm provides a cultural community space for refugee adults and youth to come together, recreate home and build healthy communities, and continue agricultural traditions in the Piedmont of N.C.

Our Vision

Transplanting Traditions Community Farm envisions a world in which all people have access to healthy affordable food, land, education, satisfying work and a space to celebrate culture and to build strong, resilient communities.

Who We Are

Seeds of Migration Farming Collective

Farmers at Transplanting Traditions operate a Community Supported Agriculture program where customers can purchase directly from farmers and they sell at many local farmers markets.The farmers grow a mix of familiar seasonal vegetables and Southeast Asian vegetables traditionally grown in Burma. Though not certified, all produce is grown organically without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or fungicides.

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Farmer Education and Leadership Program

Many refugee and immigrant farmers join Transplanting Traditions with a wealth of agricultural knowledge and skills and a deep desire to re-connect to their deeply rooted cultural heritage of farming. However, farming and operating a farm business is drastically different in N.C than in Burma and many other countries. To help farmers to adapt, Transplanting Traditions works with farmers to increase farming and business skills through training, workshops and winter classroom education.

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Food Access

The Share a Share food access program uses donations from community members like you to purchase traditional vegetables and herbs from Transplanting Traditions farmers. Produce is then donated or purchased by local partners who distribute the culturally appropriate, fresh food to low income and refugee families with limited food access.

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Early Childhood and Youth Programs

The Transplanting Traditions Youth Program has been built from the ground up in collaboration with the refugee community youth. Youth participate in workshops on topics that they most feel they need such as college preparation and participate in local and national food justice opportunities. The Transplanting Traditions children’s program operates Rooted & Ready,an early childhood education program for children and parents and provides regular tutoring for refugee children.

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Seeds of Migration Farming Collective

Transplanting Traditions is home to eight refugee-owned farm businesses, supported by TTCF through land access, agricultural education, and marketing assistance. Farmers share resources like delivery logistics, repair costs, and growing knowledge, while staff help overcome barriers such as language access and digital tools. Joining the CSA is a way to eat seasonally, build a relationship with local farmers, and bring home fresh organic produce and flowers grown without pesticides.

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About Us

Who We Are

Learn more about Transplanting Traditions Community Farm.

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Make a Difference

Get Involved

Events, volunteer opportunities and more.

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Support Us

Together, we are making a difference in the lives of refugee and immigrant farmers and their families as they access land, grow traditional food important to their culture and operate agricultural businesses.

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Our Partners

Our Story

Media, publications and opportunities to learn more.

The Story of Three Farmers

A documentary made by Transplanting Traditions Youth Collaborative. This team conducted all the interviews, took the photos, translated, wrote subtitles, created the story line and edited every bit of this documentary! Thanks to volunteers and support from NC...

The Land

Transplanting Traditions Community Farm (TTCF) is located on 269 acres of preserved farmland owned by the Triangle Land Conservancy (TLC). With a grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC in 2010, TLC was able to set up the initial infrastructure of the land in...

Old Roots in New Places

Nay Blu is a refugee farmer who grew both American and Southeast Asian crops with Transplanting Traditions. He is one of 800 refugees from Burma living in Orange County, North Carolina, who have escaped ethnic genocide in their homeland and left overcrowded refugee...