Our Mission

We are a worker-owned urban farm cooperative and educational organization primarily offering K-12 S.T.E.A.M. curricula based on the urban and DIY cultivation of mushrooms and microgreens.

Founded in 2020 and based in the Bronx and Kingston, NY, Mi(crogreens) Oh My(celium) Farms is dedicated to revolutionizing the way we think about our health, the health of the planet, urban farming and education. Through our innovative hydroponic farming techniques and comprehensive educational programs, we aim to empower individuals and communities to grow their own healthy food and renew their connection to nature. Our commitment to health and wellness, community empowerment, and education drives everything we do.

We envision a renaissance in organic and healthy food alternatives that are grown locally, powering a local economy that can provide alternative means of buying food and earning an income. Supporting worker cooperatives means you are saying no to the exploitation of labor and yes to the empowerment of workers. Our farm is located in food insecure communities, offering us an important connection to the communities we want to serve.

Mi Oh My Farms in the News

CBS 2's Elijah Westbrook did a report on our microgreens and mushrooms indoor farm in the Bronx.

BronXChange featured Mi Oh My Farms founder, Joél Mejia
 

Our Story

Mi Oh My Hydroponic Farms is a worker-owned cooperative, founded in the summer of 2020 when Bronx resident, Joél Mejia, and several other Bronx residents set out to answer the need for access to healthy food in their community, using the innovative, earth-friendly agricultural practice of hydroponics. The “Mi” in our organization's name comes from Microgreens and the “My” comes from Mycelium, both powerhouse superfoods.  Joél, an educator and social activist with a BA in Economics, was also inspired by cooperative economics as a path to resolving this issue, as well as transforming our economy into one that sustains and benefits the environment and community, rather than exploiting and extracting from them. Numerous information sessions have been held to educate people about becoming a worker-owner and cooperative economics in general, and after successfully vending at a new farmer’s market in the north Bronx area, a number of candidates trained to become worker-owners and spread the benefits of our products. 

We served over 100 customers that first summer, many of whom were first-time microgreens consumers, with many coming back week after week to purchase their weekly dose. Since then, we have launched the Bronx’s first microgreens and mushrooms farm share and CSA  with the objective of increasing awareness, access, and consumption of these unique superfoods in the local community. With the aid of grant funds and support from cooperatives, we are also expanding our S.T.E.A.M. curriculums for NYC schools which engage students in the building and maintenance of hydroponic systems.

Our worker cooperative is operated by a diverse set of individuals with skills and passions that synchronize with the vision of the organization. As a worker-owned, democratically controlled business, we are able to prioritize what is best for our members and our community. We believe socially responsible, sustainable food production has the power to influence us on a nutritional, environmental and economic level. We will continue to grow our K-12 curriculum and course offerings, educating the youth by utilizing S.T.E.A.M. education techniques as well as continuing to offer DIY courses to the community.