The African Diaspora and Heritage Crop Program (ADHCP) developed based upon discussions with Orrin Williams, Food Systems Coordinator at CPHP, Malcolm Evans Farm Manager at Urban Growers Collective and Marlon English, Garden Manager at Stein Learning Garden at St. Sabina. Rationale •Increase interest in eating high quality food by expanding crop varieties. •Save crops that have been largely forgotten by the industrial agriculture and food system. •Increase interest in local markets, particularly local, neighborhood farm stand. •Provides an opportunity for growers in urban farming, as well as home and community gardeners. •Catalyze conversations about fresh food throughout the communities. •Increase opportunities to increase food security. •Create buzz at cooking classes, demos, and tastings. •Save food dollars. The Project It is important, particularly regarding food, to think in terms of the food system as a system. From that perspective the notion of regenerative farming and gardening should from the consumer and community health perspective be thought of as a system of regenerative actions. The equation for that is: Regenerative Farming/Gardening + Regenerative Health Actions + Regenerative Eating = Regenerative Health Outcomes. The program distributed crops grown throughout the African Diaspora such as varieties of collard and other greens, peas, beans and okra. The seeds were given for free as well as seedlings planted by partners in the project including DePaul University, Urban Growers Collective and Mollie’s Greenhouse.