{"id":363180,"date":"2026-08-05T07:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T07:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/363180\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T07:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T07:22:11","slug":"peoples-freedom-farm-turns-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/363180\/","title":{"rendered":"People\u2019s Freedom Farm turns 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

People\u2019s Freedom Farm celebrated three years of providing fresh\u00a0ingredients\u00a0for People\u2019s Free Kitchen<\/a> and an educational experience for visitors.\u00a0
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People\u2019s Free Kitchen and People\u2019s Freedom Farm are both part\u00a0of the\u00a0Revolutionary Education & Action League<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0are efforts to\u00a0further the goal of food sovereignty, said Cali Mu\u00f1oz, farm lead for REAL.\u00a0
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\u201cFreedom Farm produces fresh produce for People\u2019s Free Kitchen,\u201d Mu\u00f1oz said.\u00a0\u201cAlso, we wanted to specifically develop agricultural skills within the\u00a0community and\u00a0build people\u2019s ability.\u201d\u00a0
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People\u2019s Free Kitchen is a multi-aid\u00a0program that provides 100\u2013150 meals weekly to the unhoused community of Orlando, according to REAL\u2019s website, Build-Real.org<\/a>.\u00a0The program was\u00a0originally\u00a0based in\u00a0Kaya\u2019s, but the organization is looking for a new kitchen to prepare meals weekly.
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\u201cThere is a lot of joy we see from people when we are distributing meals,\u201d Mu\u00f1oz\u00a0said. \u201cThey\u2019re, you know, pretty surprised and amazed that so much food can grow in Florida.\u201d
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REAL also hosts \u201cSolidarity Hubs\u201d where volunteers go out to the corner of Al\u2019s Food Store and provide things like bike repairs, haircuts\u00a0and free hygiene products.\u00a0\u00a0
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\u201cWe actually reached that spot while we were doing our usual rounds of distribution,\u201d Lila\u00a0Diaz, People\u2019s Free Kitchen program leader<\/a> said. \u201cA community member straight-up told us this side of town never gets to see any of these things.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

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When the community\u2019s need\u00a0asked for more than just meals, REAL began designing creative\u00a0ways to provide aid.\u00a0
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\u201cThe majority of the population in\u00a0Parramore\u00a0actually moves through bikes,\u201d\u00a0Diaz\u00a0said. \u201cSo that was one of those initiatives that we ended up looping into our\u00a0Solidarity\u00a0Hubs.\u201d
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Diaz, who uses they\/them pronouns, said that there is more to come at REAL, and they are incredibly proud of the work that has been done over the past few years\u00a0and how that work is still being done.
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\u201cWe\u2019ll only be able to serve the community better,\u201d Diaz said. \u201cThat\u2019s really just the end goal.\u201d
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