Our Growing Philosophy
We believe growing is a sacred act—whether you're tending food, flowers, or a single windowsill plant. At Abundance, cultivation is about more than harvests; it's about healing, relationship, and resilience.
Guided by the ethics of Permaculture—Earth Care, People Care, and Fair Share—we practice in rhythm with the land, especially the arid beauty of the desert. Our design methods prioritize soil health, climate adaptation, resource mindfulness, and long-term ecological care.
We don’t just teach gardening—we teach how to listen, to observe, and to co-create. This is spiritual work, cultural work, and joyful work. No matter what you’re growing, you’re welcome here.
Our Founder
Cheyenne Kyle is a Las Vegas-based permaculture designer, educator, and chef specializing in regenerative growing practices rooted in ancestral knowledge and ecological care. As the founder of Abundance by Design, she supports individuals, families, and communities in cultivating vibrant, nourishing spaces—whether through personalized garden consultations, hands-on workshops, or foodways education.
Drawing from her own culture and experience, Cheyenne blends land-based wisdom with practical design strategies to help people grow food, herbs, and beauty in ways that are intentional, sustainable, and soul-nourishing. Her work centers equity, empowerment, and reverence for the Earth as our oldest living teacher.
Press Room
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In this urgent and inspiring TEDx talk, Cheyenne Kyle explores the transformative power of local food systems. Drawing on her work as a chef, farmer, and food justice organizer, she makes a passionate case for community farming as a solution to climate change, food insecurity, and social disconnection. With a handful of seeds and a vision rooted in care, Cheyenne challenges us to imagine a future where food is not just sustenance—but liberation.
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Cheyenne Kyle, food programs coordinator at Obodo Collective, is transforming Las Vegas’ Historic Westside through urban farming, community care, and food justice. From culinary roots to cultivating a vibrant half-acre farm and green grocer, Kyle’s work centers healing, education, and resilience in a designated food desert.
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In this poetic portrait of legacy and land, Cheyenne Kyle reflects on her grandmothers’ influence, food apartheid in Las Vegas’ Historic Westside, and the radical act of growing culturally rooted food. As Food Program Coordinator at Obodo Urban Farm, she cultivates connection, nourishment, and resistance in a community long denied access to fresh food—while dreaming of becoming Nevada’s largest Black-owned farm.
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After losing both of her culinary jobs in one day during the pandemic, Cheyenne Kyle found purpose in feeding others — a path that led her to co-create Obodo Urban Farm. In this conversation with host Vogue Robinson, Cheyenne shares how farming became a tool for healing, empowerment, and restoring food access in a historically underfunded Black neighborhood.
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This recap of Obodo’s first Collard Green Cookout captures the collective joy, cultural celebration, and food justice work happening at the Obodo Urban Farm. Cheyenne Kyle shares her vision for agricultural independence and the importance of building a localized food system rooted in care. The article also announces the opening of the community-powered Obodo Grocery Store — a milestone in the fight against food apartheid in Las Vegas’ Historic Westside.
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At the Our Mothers’ Garden Book Festival, Cheyenne Kyle joined Victoria Flores for a powerful dialogue on ancestral food traditions, culinary memory, and community care. Rooted in matriarchal wisdom and land-based healing, the conversation explored how shared foodways nourish resilience across generations—and how growing, cooking, and feeding each other remain acts of cultural preservation and liberation.
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