The recent elimination of the USDA’s Local Food Purchasing Assistance program is forcing immigrant farmers in Maine and the ...

Uncover the intricate challenges of land reform in South Africa, as black farmers struggle to make their land productive due ...

I SPOKE WITH A LOCAL BLACK- OWNED FARM THAT'S USING THE HOLIDAY TODAY TO JUMP START A NEW INITIATIVE TO PRIORITIZE HEALTHY ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The annual 502 Black Business Week started off with a weekend farme's market this year. The West End Farmers Market happened Sunday in the California Park, and it helped ...

After decades of discrimination against Black farmers, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been trying to change course. That all could come to an end under Trump, Josh Marcus reports ...

BFF is one of a handful of organizations formed since 2020 to support BIPOC farmers and food businesses unable to obtain capital and other critical aid through conventional options, like a farm credit ...

Campbell was a trailblazer in agricultural and Extension education who dedicated five decades to serving African American farmers in the South. After graduating from Tuskegee Institute in 1906, he was ...

Between 2017 and 2022, the number of farmers 65 or older increased by 12%, while the number of farmers aged 35 to 64 declined by 9%. Now, more educational efforts are aimed at recruiting Black ...

LORETTO, Minn. — It's not harvest season in Minnesota, but a local organization is working to support and build up Black and Brown farmers across the state year-round.

Federal farm subsidies bypass small, urban farms and Black farmers, the writer says. Local and state agriculture programs can help feed and empower our communities and train the next generation of ...

Blacklit in Farmers Branch celebrated its second anniversary on October 19, 2024, with music, community vendors, and local residents. But opening the bookstore came with a set of challenges.

The property, a portion of which currently serves as a family farm, will eventually become a multi-functional space where Black farmers can live, work and grow their agricultural enterprises — without ...