Finca Luna Búho
is a majority BIPOC-led agricultural nonprofit on 73 acres of unceded Mohican land in the northern Berkshires of western Massachusetts, growing heirloom and culturally relevant crops using Afro-Indigenous ecological practices. With a $4,997 grant, it created a water catchment and storage system to improve irrigation efficiency, while enhancing soil health through the addition of compost, wood chips, mycelium, and cover crops. This system will help it adapt to fluctuating rainfall and reduce reliance on groundwater.
The farm successfully installed the irrigation system for new and raised beds, applied compost and mulch to enrich soil, and introduced mycelium inoculation to improve soil integrity and provide an additional food source.
“The FruitGuys grant was invaluable in helping us improve our farm’s infrastructure, from adding compost and mulch to creating accessible raised beds and installing irrigation. The funding also allowed us to engage our community—especially youth—in hands-on education, including mycelium inoculation to enrich the soil. We’re incredibly grateful for this support, which has had both immediate and lasting benefits,” said Farm Manager Fran Sequeira Calderón.
