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Diverse Voices

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Diverse Voices 〰️

BFF acknowledges, celebrates, and uplifts the diversity of thought of what it means to be Black and what Black liberation through food means.

For us, by us, means we have to hear from us.

Black Farmers and Food Entrepreneurs should be leading the conversation around solving food apartheid in Black communities.  

Through our blog, Black Farmer Fund Staff, Fund Recipients, Investment Committee, Board, and Community in the Food Industry have the space to share their perspectives, personal stories, and opinions as they relate to our work. 

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Disability Pride Month: Sharing Five Resources for Farmers with Disabilities
Disability Pride Month: Sharing Five Resources for Farmers with Disabilities

By Onyx Ramirez and Mykalee McGowan, BFF Senior Communications Manager & Communications Associate

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Black Queer Farmers: Growing Through Adversity
Black Queer Farmers: Growing Through Adversity

By Onyx Ramirez and Mykalee McGowan, BFF Senior Communications Manager & Communications Associate

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Juneteenth Recipe Share
Juneteenth Recipe Share

By Mykalee McGowan, Della Miller, and Amanda Everich

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Earth Day: A Call To Communal Action for Food Sovereignty
Earth Day: A Call To Communal Action for Food Sovereignty

By Jeanne D’Arc Koffi, BFF Intern

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Sankofa: Five Ancestors Guiding Our Path to Food Sovereignty
Sankofa: Five Ancestors Guiding Our Path to Food Sovereignty

By Mykalee McGowan, BFF Communications Associate

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Meeting The Moment As A Black Fundraiser
Meeting The Moment As A Black Fundraiser

By Olamide Goke-Pariola , BFF Development & Investor Relations Director

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The Untold Challenges of Immigrant Farmworkers
The Untold Challenges of Immigrant Farmworkers

By Mykalee McGowan, BFF Communications Associate

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Changes to our Investment Team
Changes to our Investment Team

We are excited to announce that Myra Marcellin, our current Business Support Director, will be stepping into the role of Investment Director.

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9 Black Farmers Markets Strengthen Communities Nationwide
9 Black Farmers Markets Strengthen Communities Nationwide

By Mykalee McGowan, BFF Communications Associate

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The Invisible Backbone of American Agriculture
The Invisible Backbone of American Agriculture

By Mykalee McGowan, BFF Communications Associate

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Sabbatical Announcement from the Board
Sabbatical Announcement from the Board

Black Farmer Fund Board of Directors

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Five Ecological Practices Black Farmers Have Used In The Past & Present
Five Ecological Practices Black Farmers Have Used In The Past & Present

By Mykalee McGowan, BFF Communications Associate

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Annual Report 2024
Annual Report 2024

Check out our 2024 Annual Report

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Black History Month Letter to Community
Black History Month Letter to Community

Black History Month is a time to honor our ancestors – the visionaries, freedom fighters, and healers who laid the groundwork for a just and thriving future. 

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The Helping Hand That is Your Own
The Helping Hand That is Your Own

By: Onika Abraham Lee

It’s Black Philanthropy Month, and I have lapel pins on my mind.

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Black Farmer Fund Announces Co-Executive Director Departure
Black Farmer Fund Announces Co-Executive Director Departure

Black Farmer Fund Board of Directors

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Nature Finds A Way For Everyone To Matter
Nature Finds A Way For Everyone To Matter

By Mykalee McGowan, Communications Associate at Black Farmer Fund

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A Letter in Solidarity and a Call for Support
A Letter in Solidarity and a Call for Support

We are writing to you in solidarity with amanda david and Rootwork Herbals, the People’s Medicine School, and the Jane Minor BIPOC Medicine Garden. amanda david, a Black herbalist, educator, and the primary steward of these organizations, urgently needs our support to relocate to a safe and more supportive environment due to relentless racial harassment and threats from her neighbor.

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Navigating the In-Between Nature of Non-Profit Organizations
Navigating the In-Between Nature of Non-Profit Organizations

By Hannah Smalls, Investment Committee Member at Black Farmer Fund

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I Keep Moving
I Keep Moving

By Janet Gumbs, Finance Director at Black Farmer Fund

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Black Wall Street: The Forgotten Legacy
Black Wall Street: The Forgotten Legacy

By Paul Sawyer, Business Support Manager at Black Farmer Fund

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Young, Black, and Buying A Home
Young, Black, and Buying A Home

By Christina Reese, Operations Director at Black Farmer Fund

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Embracing Shared Leadership
Embracing Shared Leadership

Co-Authored by Melanie Allen and Olivia Watkins, Co-Executive Directors at Black Farmer Fund

“To free our community and ourselves from oppressive structures, we must transition the organization to a place where we decentralize power.”

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Protect Black Land Stewards
Protect Black Land Stewards

Co-Authored by Amanda Everich, Community-led Investment Committee Facilitator at Black Farmer Fund & LeeAnn Morrisette from the National Black Food & Justice Alliance

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I Love You; I Need You to Survive
I Love You; I Need You to Survive

By Leah Penniman, Co-Founder and Program Manager at Soul Fire Farm

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Co-Founders of Black Farmer Fund, Karen Washington and Olivia Watkins, named Humanitarians of the Year!
Co-Founders of Black Farmer Fund, Karen Washington and Olivia Watkins, named Humanitarians of the Year!

We proudly announce that Black Farmer Fund’s Co-Founders, Olivia Watkins and Karen Washington, have been honored with this year’s James Beard Humanitarian of the Year Award. 

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Resolutions, Ease, Recession, and Inflation
Resolutions, Ease, Recession, and Inflation

By Charles Wade, BFF Investment Director at Black Farmer Fund

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On Afro-Indigenous Solidarity
On Afro-Indigenous Solidarity

By Jared Davis, BFF Administrative Associate at Black Farmer Fund

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The Earth Can't Wait
The Earth Can't Wait

By Onyx Ramirez, Communications Lead at Black Farmer Fund

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Building Black Solidarity through our Ecosystem
Building Black Solidarity through our Ecosystem

By Jared Davis, Administrative Associate at Black Farmer Fund

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