A New Leaf’s mission is to provide job training, life skills and residential services to elevate confident independence and self-sufficiency for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and autism. Blooming Acres is a 3-acre farm that serves to employ people with I/DD and teach marketable job skills, provide nutrient dense produce to area food banks, and provide financial support for A New Leaf’s programs and services.
The horticultural therapy program offers clients a well-rounded environment to learn marketable job skills. Clients work in our six greenhouses, two public retail garden centers, and community vocational sales training program (wholesale routes).
Blooming Acres, A New Leaf’s Community Supported Agriculture program, is a thriving 3 acre farm operated by the individuals we serve. Adults with developmental disabilities will be involved in all processes of farming – from planting seeds to cultivating the crops to harvesting the produce to delivering the product to consumers.