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 For centuries, Black farmers have faced discrimination, which has greatly reduced the numbers of Black farmers today. In 1910, 14% of all U.S. farmers were Black, today less than 2% of all farmers in the United States are Black. Much of this discrimination happened at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), where racial discrimination resulted in the drastic loss of Black-owned farmland.
You can help by contacting your elected officials. The Justice for Black Farmers Act increases oversight to prevent future USDA discrimination and directs support to help Black farmers succeed, such as land access, training and apprenticeships, credit assistance, funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and more.
Together, we can create a food system that works for everyone. This proposed legislation would significantly help in that process. Please contact your elected representatives today.
Pictured: Kendrick Ransome is a recipient of a 2020 Farmers of Color Network Infrastructure grant.
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The Come to the Table team is excited about this month's launch of one of our newest initiatives, the School for Food Justice, Faith, and Storytelling (SFJFS). We received many applications and were able to accept 46 participants into the 2021 cohort of SFJFS. The goals of this initiative are to bring together faith leaders from across North Carolina to learn about the root causes of hunger, uncover and challenge the dominant narrative around why people are hungry, dive into theological frameworks underpinning food relief ministries and justice work, learn how story-based strategies can transform the conversation on hunger in communities, and gain tools to implement new and creative strategies to end hunger in their communities in partnership with others. The participants of this program will meet virtually monthly from January to July to partake in these learning experiences.
