
SOCIAL OUTREACH & IMPACT
BORN OF THE STREETS | ROOTED IN REVOLUTION
Crops not shops is a social justice project that aims to positvely impact as many people as possible.
Crops is, and will always be of the streets, born from a burning passion to change society into a more equal loving place for all to live, Grassroots BY NAME, grassroots by NATURE.
We really believe that no body is FREE until everybody is FREE that's why we hit our urban outreach missions just as hard if not harder than our rural community work. Because the struggle lives everywhere, from high- rise blocks to the open fields.
KNOW YOUR ROOTS 🌱
We’re super excited to launch our regenerative employment programme for rough-sleeping and houseless brothers and sisters. We pick people up from where they’re staying and bring them out to the land offering a place to heal, to grow, to belong. Where we share knowledge on growing food, cooking nutrition, trade and building skills.
These are paid days a fair exchange of energy and effort. We’ve got a few terms (like staying sober through the workdays), but it’s about lifting each other up. Because everyone deserves a shot, one day of connection, presence, and care can change everything.
We don’t give handouts. We offer a hand up.
THE YOUTH - THE FORGOTTEN FORCE ⚡
Our hearts are with the youth, ages 11–20 the ones society forgets, written off too soon, hanging out on corners and in parks because there’s nowhere else to go. Come summer 2026, we’re bringing the youth to the farms, to nature, to belonging, to purpose. Through guided skills, training, and real experiences, we’re helping them see there is another way. A new perspective. A new path.
PAY IT FORWARD 🌍
We grow delicious, nourishing veg with love and intention, 20–25% of everything we grow is gifted to families and communities most in need. We are the bridge between the concrete jungle and open farmland. Urban grit meets rural roots, one family, one mission. Together, one by one, we can rewrite the future with love, care, and connection.
We are also avid guerrilla gardeners, we love to rebelliously plant up neglected public spaces to change them into thriving eco systems for people and wildlife to enjoy.
WHAT’S NEXT
We’ve got powerful partnerships growing with The Big Issue creating pathways from the streets to sustainable careers in horticulture, food prep, and nutrition. The greatest anti-depressant ever discovered is Mycobacterium vaccae, the bacteria in the soil.


