Pictured above: James Rufus Taylor, Sr. (left) and Lillie Mae Taylor (right)

Patriarch and Matriarch of the Taylor family

Below: A flier for Taylor’s Garden Supply , dated 1978

The beginning of the family agricultural business.


Pictured above: members of the Taylor family on planting day, April 2025 — the official start to the TUF enterprise

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Located in the DC metropolitan area, Taylor Urban Farms is a community mission focused on sustainability, supplemental food access, and small-scale gardening education. Built on land cultivated by generations of the Taylor family, this initiative continues the legacy of Black agricultural excellence and ingenuity.

With the help of our sponsors and the community at-large, our mission continues to evolve — expanding opportunities and outreach throughout the DC Metropolitan area.

Together we perpetuate our family's agricultural legacy by creating a sustainable, educational, and community-driven garden that empowers people to reconnect with the land and with themselves.

This is only the beginning.

the family mission

small gestures.
big Impact.

This is FARM to FAMILY.