By fighting white supremacy and capitalism in our food and farm system, the following organizations undoing centuries of oppression and exploitation, of people and the land.
We are grateful to count among our membership, partners and allies, and School of Political Leadership cohort, Black-led organizations that are at the forefront of fighting for racial equity in the food system—they are farmers, fishers, community health advocates and policy experts. Some of them provide grassroots support in neighborhoods burdened by redlining and food apartheid, some are policy experts driving change at the local, state and federal levels and others are producers who are growing food and nurturing resilient regional food systems.
Together, they are doing the hard work of pushing back against against white supremacist, capitalistic food system and its consequences—food apartheid, Black land loss, diet-related illness, race-based wealth inequities, and environmental degradation to name a few—while driving real solutions in their own communities. This is difficult work that demands spiritual strength, resolve and imagination. All of these qualities are embodied in the leadership and teams of each of these organizations and we urge you to offer them your support.
Members
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- The National Black Food and Justice Alliance, one of HEAL’s co-founders, comprises 20 Black-led organizations, listed below
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- Backyard Gardeners Network
- Black Dirt Farm Collective
- Black Oaks Center for Sustainable Living
- Black Yield Institute
- Brooklyn Movement Center
- Center for Third World Organizing
- Cooperation Jackson Freedom Farm
- Detroit Black Food Security Network
- Dreaming Out loud
- Farms to Grow, Inc
- Freedom Farm
- Hilltop Urban Gardens
- Land Loss Prevention Project
- Truly Living Well
- Rethink
- Ridall Green Partnerhsip
- Southeast African American Farmers Organic Network (SAAFON)
- SE Michigan Producers Association
- Yisrael Family Farm
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- Soil Generation
- Soul Fire Farm
- Operation Spring Plant
- Mississippi Worker’s Center for Human Rights
- The National Black Food and Justice Alliance, one of HEAL’s co-founders, comprises 20 Black-led organizations, listed below
School of Political Leadership Members’ Organizations
- Just Food
- Kelly St Garden
- African Heritage Food Coop
- Urban Fruits & Veggies
- Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor
A few other Black-led organizations transforming food and agriculture systems
*this is nowhere near a comprehensive list – please send us your suggestions for inclusion!
- Acta Non Verba
- Black Belt Justice Center
- Black Earth Farms
- Black Food Sovereignty Coalition (BFSC)
- Federation of Southern Cooperatives
- Urban Tilth
- Urban Growers Collective
- Southwest Georgia Project
- Spiral Gardens