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Capital for Black farmers and land stewards
We recover financial capital and redirect it as unrestricted grants to Black farmers and land stewards across Oregon and Washington.
Oregon & Washington · Est. 2020
Supporting Black farmers and land stewards
The Black Food Fund fuels Black-led food systems transformation across the Pacific Northwest.
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Grants redistributed
49
Black farmers & land stewards
$204K
Capital moved since 2020
53
Acres into Black ownership
Our mission
Shifting capital toward Black self-determination
The mission of the Black Food Fund is to fuel Black-led food systems transformation across the Pacific Northwest. Our goal is to shift capital in ways that build wealth, self-determination, and resiliency for Black people within our regional food system.
How we move capital
Three streams of the same current
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Black land justice
We fund Black-led land acquisition and stewardship projects that integrate Afro-Indigenous practice, communal healing, and community ownership.
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Advocacy & coalition building
We organize farmers in our network and build alliances that push for Black-specific, systemic investment in our regional food system.
Latest news
From the network
December 21, 2024
BAE Winter Retreat
Black agrarians across the region gathered to rest, plan, and set shared priorities for the coming season.
July 12, 2024
BAE Featured on the Farming While Black IG Live
Our Black Agrarian Ecosystem partners joined a national conversation on Black land access and food sovereignty.
May 20, 2024
BAE Spring Retreat
A weekend of relationship building, skill sharing, and coalition strategy among Black-led food organizations.