BIPOC Farming Network
A regional and national network through which Black and brown farmers, herbalists and other practitioners can connect, share resources and explore cooperatives or other economic models.
The BIPOC* Farming Network is helping connect food producers around the country.
The network grew out of the 2020 Black Farming Conference after attendees expressed interest in staying connected. For the last couple of years, the BFN has published a quarterly newsletter and held virtual round table events. The newsletters keep members abreast of events and other happenings in the BIPOC farming community and the greater farming community at large. Additionally, the newsletter highlights BIPOC farmers, lists recommended books on topics that address our food system, as well as regional farm-related job openings.
*Black, Indigenous and People of Color
We welcome you to join the BIPOC Farming Network!
Sign up today to receive a quarterly newsletter.
We are excited to announce that there are NEW ways to connect, be a part of discussions, share your story, and more!
How to Sign Up:
Step 1: Visit https://community.agrariacenter.org/
Step 2: Click "Login/Sign Up" and fill out your information.
*IMPORTANT* List yourself as "Interested in BIPOC Farming Network" to get verified into the community space
Step 4: Visit https://community.agrariacenter.org/s/explore/ to find the BIPOC Farming Network and hit "Subscribe"
Regenerative Farmer Fellowship trains BIPOC farmers
The Regenerative Farmer Fellowship (RFF) is a program of Agraria Center for Regenerative Practice in partnership with The Nature Conservancy and Central State University. The first group of six Farmer Fellows, who piloted the program in 2021, were mostly Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC) and represented both urban and rural sites in Montgomery and Clark counties.
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Episode Description: The number of Black-owned farms has drastically declined since the 1920s, and now make up less than two percent of total U.S. farmland. In this episode, we'll talk with one of the organizers of the Black Farming Conference Beyond 40 acres and a Mule, learn how three childhood friends created an urban farm out of an abandoned dumping ground, and hear about the joys of eating food that you've poured your essence into from a first-time grower.
Go to GroundedHope.org to listen to more episodes & find resources for educators.
Black Farming Conference: Roots, Food and Storytelling
Friday, Sept. 9— Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022
This year's Conference Theme: Roots, Food and Storytelling will build upon the legacy of our ancestral roots of food from the African diaspora and the power of storytelling through food, family, and American culture.
Stay tuned for more information on speakers, breakout sessions, and farm tours.
Black Farming: Community Land & Food Sovereignty Conference
Sept 10-11 2021
Thanks for everyone who attended!
Click HERE for the 2021 Black Farming Conference Playlist
This past year's Black Farming conference focused on looking at the economic impacts and the power of the cooperative business model with an emphasis on the power of growing your own food — from seed saving to community gardening, and celebrating the contributions of our black and underrepresented food and farming community.
Keynote speakers included: Dr. Jessica Gordon Nembhard, Leah Penniman, Malik Yakini, and Ira Wallace.