Black owned farms make up less than 2 percent of all farms in the United States.
According to a recent report, Black farmers lost 80 percent of their farmland from 1910 to 2007, often because they lacked access to loans or insurance needed to sustain their businesses.
The report mentions the “long and well-documented history of discrimination against Black farmers by the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture).”
It goes on to state that “The unequal administration of government farm support programs, crucial to protecting farmers from an inherently risky enterprise, has had a profound impact on rural communities of color.”
It is clear that that Black farmers need help now more than ever. We also need fresh produce they provide. Here is a list of Black owned farms and food gardens that you can support.
Black Owned Farms
Alabama
Darden Bridgeforth & Sons (Tanner, AL)
Bain Home Garden (Rehoboth, AL)
Binford Farms (Athens, AL)
Datus Henry Industries (Birmingham, AL )
Fountain Heights Farms (Birmingham, AL)
Hawkins Homestead Farm (Kinsey, AL)
Arizona
Millbrook Urban Farms (Phoenix, AZ )
Patagonia Flower Farms (Patagonia, AZ)
Project Rootz Farm (Phoenix, AZ)
California
African American Farmers of California demo farm (Fresno, CA)
Farms to Grow, Inc. (Oakland, CA)
Corky’s Nuts (Northern CA)
Scott Family Farms (Fresno, CA)
Rancho de Rodney (Fresno, CA)
Connecticut
Root Life (New Haven, CT)
The DMV Area (DC, MD, VA)
DC
Good Sense Farm (Washington, DC)
Three Part Harmony (Washington, DC)
Soilful City (Washington, DC)
Sylvanaqua Farms (Washington, DC/Norfolk, VA)
MD
Cherry Hill Urban Garden (Cherry Hill, MD)
Deep Roots Farm (Brandywine, MD)
Dodo Farms (Brookeville, MD)
Four Mother’s Farm (Princess Anne, MD)
Jenny’s Market (Friendship, MD)
The Bladensburg Farm (Riverdale, MD)
Tha Flower Factory (Baltimore, MD)
VA
Haynie Farms (Reedville, VA)
Berrily Urban (Northern VA)
Botanical Bites Provisions (Fredericksburg, VA)
Boyd Farms (Nathalie VA)
Broadrock Community Garden (Richmond, VA)
Browntown Farms (Warfield, VA)
Brunswick Agriculture and Cultural Model Homesteading & Equestrian Center (Warfield , VA)
Carter Family Farm (Unionville, VA)
Cusheeba Earth: A Soil Culture Farm (Onley, VA)
Fitrah Farms (Central VA)
Go Greens Farms (Suffolk, VA)
Haynie Farm (Reedville, VA)
Mighty Thundercloud Edible Forest (Birdsnest, VA)
Mor-Cannabis (Scottsburg, VA)
Vanguard Ranch (Gordonsville, VA)
Verde Hemp Farms (Surry County, VA)
Florida
Harvest Blessing Garden (Jacksonville, FL)
Fisher Farms (Jonesville, FL)
Griffin Organic Poultry (Harthorne, FL)
Infinite Zion Roots Farms (Apopka, FL)
Ital Life Farm (Tampa, FL)
Marlow Farms (Kissimmee, FL)
Seed Mail Seed (West Palm Beach, FL)
Smarter By Nature LLC (Tallahassee, FL)
Georgia
Swanson Family Farm (Hampton, GA)
Southeastern African-American Farmers Organic Network (Atlanta, GA)
The Metro Atlanta Urban Farm (Royston, GA)
Semente Farm (Lithonia, GA)
Patchwork City Farms (Atlanta, GA)
Local Lands (Dublin, GA)
Miller City Farm (Fairburn, GA)
Nature’s Candy Farm (Atlanta, GA)
Noble Honey Company (Atlanta, GA)
Restoration Estates Farms (Haddock, GA)
Semente Farm (Lithonia, GA)
Tea Brew Farm (Central Georgia)
The Green Toad Hemp Farm (Metter, GA)
Truly Living Well (Atlanta, GA)
Illinois
AM Lewis Farms (Matteson, IL )
Black Oaks Center for Sustainable Living (Pembroke Township, IL)
Chi City Foods ( Chicago, IL)
Dusable City Ancestral Winery & Vineyards and Dusable City Botanical Farms
Roots & Vine Produce and Cafe (Chicago, IL)
Salem Hemp Kings (Salem, IL)
Urban Growers Collective (Chicago, IL)
Your Bountiful Harvest (Chicago, IL)
Kentucky
The Russellville Urban Gardening Project (Russellville KY)
Barbour Farm (Canmer, KY)
Ballew Estates (Madison Co, Kentucky)
Cleav’s Family Market Farm (Bonnieville, KY)
Slak Market Farm (Lexington, KY)
Louisiana
Armstrong Farms (Bastrop, LA)
Cryer’s Family Produce (Mount Hermon, LA)
Grow Baton Rouge (Baton Rouge, LA)
Laketilly Acres (New Orleans, LA)
Mama Isis Farm & Market (Baton Rouge, LA)
Oko Vue Produce Co (New Orleans, LA)
Provost Farm (Iberia Parish, LA)
Massachusetts
Agric Organics Urban Farming (Springfield, MA)
Urban Farming Institute of Boston (Mattapan, MA)
Maine
Annabessacook Farm (Winthrop, Maine)
Michigan
D-TownFarm (Detroit, MI)
Mississipi
34th Street Wholistic Gardens & Education Center (Gulfport, MS )
Francis Flowers & Herbs Farm(Pickens, MS)
John H. Moody Farm (Soso, MS)
Morris Farms (Mound Bayou, MS)
RD & S Farm (Brandon, MS)
Field Masters Produce (Tylerton, MS)
Foot Print Farms (Jackson, MS)
Missouri
Shire Gate Farm (Owensville, MO)
New Hampshire
New England Sweetwater Farm and Distillery (Winchester, NH)
New Jersey
Free Haven Farms (Lawnside, NJ)
Hawk Mountain Earth Center (Newark, NJ )
Hyah Heights (Newark, NJ )
Jerzey Buzz (Newark, NJ )
Morris Gbolo’s World Crop Farms (Vineland, NJ)
Ward’s Farm (Salem, NJ)
New York
Rise & Root Farm (Chester, NY)
East New York Farms (Brooklyn, NY)
Brooklyn Rescue Mission Urban Harvest (Brooklyn, NY)
Soul Fire Farm (Petersburg, NY)
North Carolina
Mother’s Finest Urban Farms (Winston Salem, NC)
Abanitu Farm (Roxboro, NC)
Fourtee Acres (Enfield, NC)
First Fruits Farm (Louisburg, NC)
Yellow Mountain Garden (Franklin, NC)
Pine Knot Farms (Hillsborough, NC)
Savage Farms (Durham, NC)
Green Heffa Farms (Liberty, NC)
Ohio
Rid-All Green Partnership (Cleveland, OH)
Oregon
Mudbone Grown (Portland, OR)
Rainshadow Organics (Sisters, OR)
Pennsylvania
Mill Creek Farm (Philadelphia, PA)
The Philadelphia Urban Creators (Philadelphia, PA)
South Carolina
Fresh Future Farm (North Charleston, SC)
Gullah Farmers Cooperative (St. Helena Island, SC)
Morning Glory Homestead Farm (St. Helena Island, SC)
Rare Variety Farms (Columbia, SC)
SCF Organic Farms (Sumter, SC)
Texas
We Over Me Farm (Dallas, TX)
Bonton Farms (Dallas, TX)
Berkshire Farms Winery (Wilmer, TX )
Caney Creek Ranch (Oakwood, TX )
Fresh Life Organics (Houston, TX)
Lee Lover’s Clover Honey (Houston,TX)
Lettuce Live Urban Farm (Missouri City, TX)
Long Walk Spring Farm (New Boston, TX)
Uncommon Bees (Jasper, TX)
Vermont
Clemmons Family Farm (Charlotteville, VT)
Strafford Creamery (Strafford, VT)
Washington State
Sky Island Farm (Humptulips, WA)
Clean Greens (Seattle, WA)
International
Mwanaka Fresh Farm Foods (London)
Special thanks to Ark Republic, whose Black Farmers Index was used to update portions of this list!
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