About Us

We are a community-focused collective dedicated to addressing local food insecurity through collective agriculture.

Our mission extends beyond farming—we aim to foster resilience, sustainability, and a sense of purpose for all involved. Through volunteer opportunities, partnerships, and education, we bring people together to build a stronger, healthier, and more equitable community. At the heart of our work is the belief that food is medicine and that everyone deserves access to it.

  • Yoli Marie

    Founder, Executive Director 

    NativUs Collective Agriculture is Yoli’s vision of a transformative collaborative caring for and impacting communities. With key partners of the collective she designs strategic plans for fundraising, developing and implementing all community food projects. She holds a Certificate in Social Enterprise Management and Impact Investing from Middlebury (MIIS), A Penn State School of Agribusiness Alum, and will be completing a Certificate in Medicinal Herbs from Cornell University Spring 2025.

  • Yuda Braun

    Farm Project Manager

    Yuda leads teams across the US and Canada at MicroHabitat an urban farming company that has developed 250+ farms sites supporting 35 food banks with 35.9K lbs of food donations annually!

    Yuda will design and build our Farm projects, ongoing farm management and harvest distribution.

  • Regional Farmers

    To meet demand for food assistance beyond our capacity we buy wholesale produce from equitable food procurement partners based in Washington, DC. This gives us access to a regional network of Black Farmers, BIPOC and value aligned farmers, a vital resource..

  • Josephine T. Djoukeng Ph.D, MAT, RDT

    Food and Nutrition Project Manager

    She Is a Nutritionist and Principal of Mindful Nutrition devoted to helping families and communities preventing or reducing chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and obesity through healthy nutrition.

    Dr. Josephine will prescribe best nutritional practices and facilitate culinary and educational workshops for our senior communities.

  • Takoma Foundation

    To Our Inaugural Partner

    Your commitment to fostering local food security and community well-being empowers us to provide fresh, nutritious produce to those who need it most.  Massive Gratitude.

  • Spirited Volunteers

    Our spirited volunteers are passionate, dedicated individuals who bring energy, kindness, and commitment, cultivating connection and community while advancing our mission to grow and share fresh, healthy food.