EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — At the Mustard Seed Cafe in West El Paso, caring for neighbors is part of every meal, harvest and conversation.<\/p>\n
Located off Sunset Road, the nonprofit welcomes everyone, regardless of their circumstances.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe serve anybody who comes. Everyone is welcome. Everyone eats,\u201d said Carmen Estrada, Mustard Seed Cafe Executive Director.<\/p>\n
The cafe takes its name from a biblical parable about how something beautiful can grow from even the smallest seed of faith. That message is reflected throughout the organization, from the kitchen to the community garden.<\/p>\n
Fresh ingredients come from the cafe\u2019s greenhouse, aquaponics system and microgreens program. The property also includes a community apiary with native bees.<\/p>\n
Estrada said the cafe\u2019s meals reach shelters, people experiencing homelessness and families throughout the community.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to believe that in every meal we give, we answer a prayer for somebody,\u201d she said. \u201cThat\u2019s part of the reason that we are healing.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Mustard Seed Cafe also provides opportunities for people to volunteer, grow and heal while supporting survivors of human trafficking.<\/p>\n
Estrada said the cafe does not charge for its services, emphasizing that everything is intended to benefit the community.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll of us need something like that,\u201d she said. \u201cWe need a place where we receive dignity, respect and are called by our name.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more information about the Mustard Seed Cafe or to learn how to volunteer, visit KVIA.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — At the Mustard Seed Cafe in West El Paso, caring for neighbors is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":469726,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[137339,138,140,139,137341,137342,80878],"class_list":["post-469725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-abc-7","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news","tag-kvia","tag-olivia-vara","tag-sunday-funday"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=469725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/469726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=469725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=469725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=469725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}