Wyatt is the CEO and president of Carolina Farm Trust, which leased this property in Huntersville.Ĭarolina Farm Trust works alongside farmers, markets and consumers to bring locally grown fresh food to those in Charlotte and the surrounding areas. “What we can do here is very special as far as a community asset and really putting a substantial farm in the backyard of North Mecklenburg county,” said Zack Wyatt. This 28-acre farm will be the newest addition to the Carolina Farm Trust family, and it will be one of the largest urban farms in North Carolina. So many opportunities have come their way in the last year, including something bigger than they could have ever imagined. Wisdom and Cherie Jzar will be managing a new urban farm in Huntersville called Free Spirit Farm. “It’s an amazing thing to have that vision actually come to fruition,” said Wisdom Jzar. ![]() ![]() ![]() They launched Deep Roots CPS Farm where they not only manage multiple urban farms, but work to get more Black people into farming. “We started thinking about job opportunities for young, Black men, young, Black women and trying to usher in a new generation of farmers that are growing in urban spaces,” she said.
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