Georgia’s First Black-Owned Hemp Farm Is Laser-Focused On Health and Wellness Products
The co-founders of Georgia's first Black-owned hemp farm are striving to encourage and educate Black farmers to enter the hemp industry....
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Three Large Banking Groups Are Fighting President Biden’s $4 Billion Debt Relief For Black Farmers
Three of the largest banking group in the U.S. are fighting Joe Biden's $4 billion debt relief plan for Black farmers so they can collect...
Black Farmers to Receive $5 Billion Coronavirus Relief Bill To Pay Off Debt, Establish Equity Commission
Inside President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill includes $5 billion earmarked specifically to assist Black farmers....
Sens. Cory Booker, Raphael Warnock Introduce Bills To Help Minority Farmers
Sens. Cory Booker and Rev. Raphael Warnock have each introduced bills to close equity gaps ad improve diversity within food and agricultural policy...
This Couple Partnered With Black Farmers To Create A Grocery Delivery Service
An Atlanta couple has teamed up with local Black-owned grocery stores in the Atlanta area to create a delivery service to help reach their customers. ...
National Black Growers Council and John Deere Announce Group To Improve The Lives Of Black Farmers
The National Black Growers Council, John Deere, and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund have announced a group focused on Black farmers....
National Black Farmers Association Calls for Boycott of John Deere
NBFA president John Boyd calls for boycott, says John Deere has shown throughout its history that it has little respect for Black farmers...
The Black Farmer’s Market Attracts Over 1,000 Shoppers in Raleigh, North Carolina
Over 1,0000 people supported local black-owned businesses at the Black Farmers' Market in Raleigh, North Carolina, over the weekend....
First Black-Owned Supermarket to Sell Products From Mostly Black Farmers Raises $430K
The founders of WeBuyBlack and the developers of the first ever Black-owned supermarket that will primarily sell products from Black farmers and other food manufacturers have reached...
D.C. Farmers Allege Well-Known Marketplace Repeatedly Denied Spots To Black Vendors
A group of black farmers and food makers are accusing Freshfarm, owner of D.C largest farmers market in Dupont Circle of denying them vendor spots....