Meet the urban farmer giving back to the West Sacramento community

Alfred Melbourne is the owner and operator of Three Sisters Garden, an indigenous led non-profit organization, that oversees four farms in West Sacramento.

Championing rights

Sacramentans of color are most interested in homegrown food but have few resources. These local gardeners want to change things.

‘Growing food has given us a voice.’ How West Sac farmers are cultivating social justice

Alfred Melbourne talk about how they use Native American traditions to create opportunities with  Broderick nonprofit Three Sisters Gardens.

Three Sisters Gardens: Growing food and community in Broderick

When Broderick resident Alfred Melbourne was released from prison three years ago, he knew he wanted to give back to his community. But he wasn’t sure how. He had just served 18 years in prison, due to bad choices he made in his youth. Prison was “a horrible experience” for Alfred. “Sitting in jail, I wondered how I could stop people from having to experience what I did. I wanted to give young people a better opportunity.”