CANDOR Farm

We are an Autistic, Multiply-Divergent, Chronically-ill, and Disabled-led and run organization, living across the intersections of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, and spirituality. While an Autistic identity is the most common lived experience amongst our staff, our work is cross-disability and cross-movement. We work to actively interrupt traditional structures of organizing and instill collective decision-making processes amongst those doing the daily work and those who hold the identity of whom we serve and listen, including: our staff, our Autistic Advisory Council, our Disabled neighbors and community members, and our partner organizations. Our collaborative board members work closely with our staff teams, providing expertise, connections, and sounding boards. As a group, our board provides oversight to ensure financial accountability and sustainability.

Rooted at the intersection of disability, food, and environmental justice, CANDOR Farm centers sustainability in all its forms: sustaining people through nourishment, employment, and community, while stewarding the land with care. By weaving together these threads, the farm embodies a model of liberation where every seed planted contributes to collective well-being. Here, sustainability is about creating systems that honor the interconnectedness of all life, breaking away from cycles of exclusion and scarcity. ​ CANDOR Farm supports the West End Free Market, by growing foods that reflect and respect local preferences, ensuring that fresh, culturally relevant produce is available at market. This also strengthens the market’s ability to sustain itself over time. This cycle of care and collaboration dismantles traditional hierarchies of food access, replacing them with a framework of shared abundance.