How do we achieve our vision?
Building Community Wealth
Through centering ancestral wisdom, we practice community-led decisions and reciprocity.
We're exploring what Community Wealth and Social Capital can mean for our communities. We believe that access to healthy, life-giving food and community connections are critical indicators of well-being.
Together, with our community, we aspire to see a thriving and racially just black agricultural ecosystem!
Watch the video above to hear directly from our community about how we’re building community wealth for Black Farmers, Food Business owners, and Black communities.
We are all connected to the land—
Even if that connection takes you a couple of generations back.
Black Farmer Fund was formed out of a series of conversations among Black farmers in the Northeast who were seeking capital that did not replicate the discriminatory and predatory lending practices that have been driving Black farmers and land stewards off of their land for over a century.
Stewarding land may feel distant to some, but simply put, a land steward is someone who cares for the land. Whether we are actively caring for the land, or not, we are all connected to it.
$12M+
Dollars Raised
We are distributing wealth into our communities to ensure that Black food business owners have access to capital
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INVESTMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Black farmers, food entrepreneurs, and organizers from across the Northeast, are co-designing our investment process and making decisions together on BFF Fund 2.0 investments
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BLACK FOOD BUSINESSES
Have so far been supported by Black Farmer Fund through a combination of gifts and low-interest loans
WE INVEST
We provide low-interest community notes and gifts to Black farmers, herbalists, restaurant owners, caterers, food distributors, and other food-related entrepreneurs in New York State.
To see the current investees click here.
WE BUILD
We emphasize building financial education and investment literacy and active involvement of the community when discussing and creating financing options. This involves providing technical support beyond capital, as we recognize that funding is just one of many factors that keep Black food actors from being successful.
To read our newsletter, click here.
WE CONNECT
We build and collaborate with other BIPOC-led, mission aligned organizations to support Black farmers across the Northeast (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania).
To check out our FAQ, click here.
Click here to learn more about our goals for the Black food system in the Northeast
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Interdependence & Collaboration
BOA ME NA ME MMOA WO
Translated to “Help me and let me help you,” this adinkra symbol was adapted to be our logo, as it represents interdependence and collaboration.
At BFF, we believe that to build Black community wealth and health — to transform the world for the better — we must work together.
HELP ME AND LET ME HELP YOU
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Get Involved
We serve Black Farmers, Caterers, Restaurant Owners, Food Truck Owners, Composters, Herbalists, and more.
Black food business owner?
We are currently finishing up our pilot fund stage. Stay tuned for more information from us on how to apply in future cycles by signing up for
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We are changing what investment looks like by centering relationships, decentralizing decision making and shifting power. With these tools, we know we can build a more equitable future and provide capital to black food business owners.