Fresh local food
accessible & available
to all
Growing the local food movement
in Miami-Dade since 2008
Making healthy, local food accessible to all
Since 2008, Urban Oasis Project has taught people to grow food in low-income neighborhoods, run farmers markets that double SNAP benefits, and connected local farmers with the people they feed.
Since 2008
growing Miami-Dade’s local food movement
30+
South Florida farms supplied to our markets
160+
home gardens built with low-income families
$36,500
in SNAP purchases doubled at our markets in 2024
Figures from Urban Oasis Project program records (2024 and 2025) and the FY2024 IRS Form 990. Updated September 2026.
Bon Appétit named Miami its Food City of the Year in April 2023 and featured Urban Oasis Project.
Shop fresh & local
at our farmers markets
Legion Park Market
6601 Biscayne Blvd, Miami. Fresh produce from local farms with free parking in the main park lot, rain or shine.
Vizcaya Village Market
3250 S. Miami Ave, Miami. Our biggest market of the week, with fresh produce, hot food, and local makers.
Vizcaya Night Market
An evening market with arts, crafts, and jewelry, plus fresh produce and hot food from local vendors.
Beehive Natural Foods Farmstand
6490 Bird Rd, Miami. Our weekly evening farmstand at Beehive Natural Foods, with preorders on Local Line for reserved produce.
Pembroke Pines Wednesday Market
8201 Pembroke Rd, Pembroke Pines. Our Broward evening market, with fresh produce, hot food and free on-site parking.
A few moments at our markets
From Saturday mornings at Legion Park to Sunday afternoons at Vizcaya Village, our markets bring neighbors, farmers, and fresh food together every week.
The crew behind the markets
and the gardens
Meet the people behind Urban Oasis Project: the staff, volunteers, and board members who keep the markets running and the gardens growing.
Art Friedrich
Executive Director
Vanessa Rae
Assistant Everything
Isaiah Ampuero
Market Assistant
Lisa Palley
Volunteer & Board Member
Ms. Shirley
Volunteer Fruit Pusher
Jiyeong Jung
Volunteer
Natacha Payen
Board Member
What people are saying…
Featured for our work growing the local food movement in Miami-Dade since 2008.
One of Miami’s best farmers markets.
Urban Oasis creates a new farmers market — fresh, local produce for the neighborhood.
Farm fresh — connecting Miami families with food grown close to home.
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