How can we support an ecosystem of businesses and services that will create the conditions for Black farmers and non-Black farmers of color to thrive in our region? The answers to this question were the topic of a CFF webinar held on July 2, in partnership with Surdna Foundation and Philanthropy New York, titled Funding a Racially Just Regenerative Regional Food System.
On June 24, CFF partnered with Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming to host Centering Racial Equity in your Organization or Foundation. Groundswell Center shared their process of centering racial equity and anti-racist principles into their agricultural organization, and discussed how to bring this work into any organization or foundation. As a non-profit with predominantly white leadership, Groundswell talked about their journey toward centering racial equity, including staff/board development, relationship building, organizational policymaking, and systems for accountability.
Hattie Carthan Community Food Projects of Brooklyn, NY has been named the winner of the 2020 Community Food Funders Champions Award! Five funders in the CFF network, plus the 2019 winner Groundswell Center, comprised the selection committee. Hattie Carthan was chosen in recognition of their community-based principles, food production and food access programs, spiritual guidance and healing, and local leadership.
Join the Northeast Farmers of Color (NEFOC) Land Trust and the Black Farmer Fund to learn how they are institutionalizing solutions to make land and capital accessible for Black and BIPOC farmers. Hear how their work is situated within an ecosystem of local, regional, and national organizations that are working to realize a racially just transition in the food system.
Join the 2019 CFF Champion Award winner, Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming, for this year’s Champions Briefing, an event wholly designed and created by the award recipient. Groundswell Center will dig deep into their process of centering racial equity and anti-racist principles into their agricultural organization and discuss how to bring this work into your organization or foundation. As a non-profit with predominantly white leadership, Groundswell will examine staff/board development, relationship building, organizational policymaking, and systems for accountability.