Francisca updates this every Saturday after she picks. Real food from real hands.
Amaranth
Roselle
Sweet Potato Leaves
Luffa
Lemongrass
Holy Basil
What is a CSA?
Community Supported Agriculture, in plain words.
A CSA is a subscription for fresh food. You reserve a share of the season's harvest,
and every week you pick up a basket of whatever is ripe, beautiful, and abundant.
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You reserve a share
Pay weekly or save 10% with full-season prepay. Your spot is held for all 12 weeks.
02
Francisca grows
She plants, tends, and harvests with regenerative methods. No synthetic chemicals,
soil first.
03
You pick up Saturdays
A weekly basket of vegetables, herbs, and seasonal surprises. Recipe card included.
Meet the farmer
Seeds from home. Soil in Houston.
Kemajo Ka Foro was founded by Francisca Hien, a farmer, herbalist,
and beekeeper from Burkina Faso. She carried her knowledge of
regenerative growing from West Africa to Texas, and now tends a Houston micro-farm
where the okra, amaranth, and garden eggs of home grow alongside Texas staples.
The name Kemajo means three children, a name carried from
home, honoring the next generation: the food, the land, and the children who will
inherit both.
Francisca is also an herbalist and beekeeper trained through the
Medicine Crafts Collective. Every share supports a farm rooted in
food sovereignty, soil health, and community care.
“Regenerative is not just how I farm. It's how I want
my neighborhood to eat.”
Francisca Hien
A walk through the garden with Francisca.
Heritage Crop Encyclopedia
What grows here.
Every share is a seasonal mix of what's ripe, what's abundant, what's most beautiful
that week. African heritage crops join Texas-grown staples for a basket you can't find
at the grocery store.
Shiso
Perilla frutescens · Korean perilla · Kkaennip
Red-on-green leaves with a warm, anise-mint flavor. Wrap rice, ferment in soy sauce, or steep into tea.
Mint
Mentha spicata · Spearmint
Cooling, fragrant, abundant. For tea, lemonade, lamb stew, or a fistful in any West African soup.
Amaranth
Amaranthus · Callaloo · Efo Tete
Iron-rich leaves and red seed plumes. The heart of efo riro, callaloo stew, and a sacred grain across three continents.
Sweet Potato Leaves · Green
Ipomoea batatas · Kamote tops · Talbos
Tender heart-shaped greens. Sauté with garlic, drop into miso soup, or stir into peanut stew.
Sweet Potato Leaves · Purple
Ipomoea batatas · Anthocyanin-rich variety
The purple cousin. Same flavor, more antioxidants. Color stays vivid even after cooking.
Marigold
Tagetes erecta · Cempasúchil · Genda
Garden protector and edible bloom. Petals brighten salads and rice; the whole plant keeps pests off the okra.
Roselle
Hibiscus sabdariffa · Sorrel · Bissap · Zobo
Tart red calyxes steeped into the deep crimson drink known across West Africa and the Caribbean.
Corn
Zea mays · Sweet corn
Picked the morning of pickup. Eat raw, grill it, or save kernels for pepper soup.
Cassava Leaves
Manihot esculenta · Saka-saka · Pondu · Gboma
Pounded into the green stew of Central and West Africa, simmered slow with palm oil, fish, and fire.
Lemongrass
Cymbopogon citratus · Citronella grass · Sereh
Bruise the stalk for soup, steep the leaves for tea. Cools fevers, calms nerves, and lifts every broth.
Holy Basil
Ocimum sanctum · Tulsi · Sacred basil
A clove-scented basil revered in Ayurveda. Steep fresh leaves for tea that grounds the body and clears the head.
Luffa
Luffa aegyptiaca · Chinese okra · Sponge gourd
Young fruits are a tender vegetable for stir-fry and stew. Left to ripen, they dry into the bath sponge you know.
Each crop appears in your basket when it's in season. Photos refresh as Francisca harvests.
Choose your share
Three ways to join.
All shares are a 12-week season. Pay weekly through Square, or save 10% with
full-season prepay.
Francisca is an herbalist trained through the Medicine Crafts Collective and a backyard
beekeeper. The four products below were made by Francisca herself during her training at MCC. Add any to your weekly box, or purchase as gifts.
🌶️
Francisca’s Kitchen Fire Tonic
Smooth, slow-steeped fire cider on the MCC Level 3 base · Francisca’s signature roselle and honey finish.
3.5 oz · $10
🥛
Francisca’s Glow · Golden Milk Drink
Ready-to-drink golden milk on a coconut base · pre-mixed and balanced. Pour, warm, or stir into more milk.
8 oz · $15
👑
Royalty Salve
Calendula and plantain salve with Queen Esther’s anointing oils · lavender, rosemary, frankincense.
1 oz · $7
🫐
Faso Elderberry · Immune Support Syrup
Kid-safe alcohol-free elderberry glycerite · a West African family-tradition immune support.
2 oz · $7
Members add Apothecary items to their box when reserving, or any time during the
season by message.
Individual orders welcome. No subscription required · pick up your order at the next CSA Saturday or catch Francisca at an upcoming market.
Saturday rhythm
How pickup works.
Saturdays · 2-5pm
Your pickup window every Saturday for 12 weeks. Pick a 15-min slot at signup so it's
calm and personal.
Alief Neighborhood Center
11903 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77072. One central spot, easy parking,
one community.
Bring your basket
Reuse a tote or basket each week. Vacation? Pause that week and we'll donate your
box to a neighbor.
Beyond the CSA
Additional services from Kemajo Ka Foro
Francisca also offers backyard beekeeping & apiary setup, plus backyard garden
installation and consulting. Visit her main site to learn more.
Do I have to subscribe to the full CSA to buy anything?
Not at all. Individual orders from the Apothecary and Seasonal Flower Bundle are always welcome. You pick up at the next CSA Saturday or at an upcoming market · no subscription required.
Where and when is pickup?
Saturdays from 2-5pm at the Alief Neighborhood Center, 11903 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77072. You pick a 15-minute window when you reserve so it stays calm and personal.
What markets does Francisca vend at?
Francisca rotates through neighborhood markets and pop-ups around Houston. Email her at hienfrancisca7@gmail.com or sign up below for the newsletter and you'll be the first to know.
Do you ship?
Right now everything is local pickup only · CSA Saturdays or markets. Shipping is on the roadmap for shelf-stable apothecary items.
How do I pay?
Square handles payment. After you reserve a share, Francisca emails you a secure Square payment link within 48 hours. Weekly auto-pay or 10% off if you pay the full season upfront. Cash works at markets.
Any allergens or things I should know?
All produce is grown without synthetic pesticides. Honey is raw and unfiltered (not for children under 1). Salves contain beeswax. If you have a specific allergy, message Francisca before reserving so she can flag your box.
Stay in the loop
Not ready to commit? Join the list.
Get a heads-up when new shares open, when Francisca will be at a market, and when fresh apothecary batches drop. One email at a time, no spam.
Reserve your share
Join the season.
Tell us a little about you. We'll confirm by email within 48 hours and send your
Square payment link. No charge until you confirm.
