Viet Village Urban Farm

Viet Village Urban Farm is an urban farming project located in New Orleans East, an area hard hit by Katrina. The design team assisted the community with the design of the environmental infrastructural systems needed to support an organic urban farming operation, the design of a market area to serve as a community resource and economic catalyst for the community and the development of a flexible, strategic plan for seeking funding for the project and incorporating various labor resources. This project's genesis was to create a locus for cultural interaction within the local Vietnamese community and has developed into a strategy for sustainable economic development and environmental innovation. The project received the 2008 ASLA Award for Excellence in Analysis and Planning.

This project's genesis was to create a locus for cultural interaction within the local Vietnamese community and has developed into a strategy for sustainable economic development and environmental innovation. It includes community gardens, commercial farming plots, a major livestock facility, market pavilions, play areas, sports fields, recycling center and a major water collection and management system.