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Regenerative Farmer Fellowship

The Regenerative Farmer Fellowship (RFF) is a program of Agraria Center for Regenerative Practice in partnership with The Nature Conservancy and Central State University. The first group of six Farmer Fellows, who piloted the program in 2021, were mostly Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC) and represented both urban and rural sites in Montgomery and Clark counties.  

REGENERATIVE FARMER FELLOWSHIP 2022

Program Dates: March 28, 2022 – October 10, 2022

Applications closed February 4, 2022

Questions?

Email Tia Stuart at tstuart@communitysolution.org  or call 937.767.2161

Black Farming: Roots, Food & Storytelling Conference

Sept 9th & 10th 2022

This year's Conference Theme: Roots, Food, and Storytelling will build upon the legacy of our ancestral roots of food from the African diaspora and the power of storytelling through food, family, and American culture.

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Confirmed Speaker:

Michael Twitty: Michael W. Twitty is an African-American Jewish writer, culinary historian, and educator. He is the author of The Cooking Gene, published by HarperCollins/Amistad, which won the 2018 James Beard Foundation Book Award for Book of the Year as well as the category for writing. (This description is taken directly from Wikipedia.) (We will also have Michael's The Cooking Gene book for sale on Friday, September 9th at the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center event.) Michael is speaking on Saturday, September 10th)

More speakers TBA

Stay tuned for more information on speakers, breakout sessions, and farm tours!

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We are excited to inform you we will have Jessica Gordon Nemnhard as one of our speakers for our black farmers conference this year ! Jessica is a professor of Community Justice and Social Economic Development in the Department of Africana Studies
We are excited to inform you we will have Jessica Gordon Nemnhard as one of our speakers for our black farmers conference this year ! Jessica is a professor of Community Justice and Social Economic Development in the Department of Africana Studies at John Jay College, of the City University of New York in New York City, USA, where she is also Director of the McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. Dr. Gordon Nembhard is a political economist specializing in community economics, Black Political Economy and popular economic literacy. Her research and publications explore problematics and alternative solutions in cooperative economic development and worker ownership, community economic development, wealth inequality and community-based asset building, and community-based approaches to justice. Please be sure to attended our conference this year to learn more about Jessica! #blackfarming #blackowned #blackownedfarm #farm #farming #blackownedbusiness #blackownedfarming #ohio #ohiofarm #ohiofarming #blackohio #ourroots #blacklove #ourrootsourohio #agriculture #blackagriculture
Exciting news from the U.S. Department of Agriculture 🧑‍🌾 4 Million Dollars 💵 for grants to support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production projects. USDA will accept applications on grants until 11:59 p.m eastern stan
Exciting news from the U.S. Department of Agriculture 🧑‍🌾 4 Million Dollars 💵 for grants to support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production projects. USDA will accept applications on grants until 11:59 p.m eastern standard time on July 30,2021. You can read more about this article at https://ocj.com/2021/06/grants-for-urban-agriculture-and-innovative-production/ #blackfarming #blackowned #blackownedfarm #farm #farming #blackownedbusiness #blackownedfarming #ohio #ohiofarm #ohiofarming #blackohio #ourroots #blacklove #ourrootsourohio #agriculture #blackagriculture #usda #money #grants
We are excited to announce another speaker for this years Black Farmers Conference! Ira Wallace is an organic grower, author, speaker, visionary and worker/owner of the cooperative Southern Exposure Seed Exchange where she coordinates outreach, edu
We are excited to announce another speaker for this years Black Farmers Conference! Ira Wallace is an organic grower, author, speaker, visionary and worker/owner of the cooperative Southern Exposure Seed Exchange where she coordinates outreach, education, and new seed grower contracts. Southern Exposure helps people keep control of their food supply thru seed saving and sustainable gardening. To learn more about Ira click the link in the bio to register for the Black Farmers Conference. #blackfarming #blackowned #blackownedfarm #farm #farming #blackownedbusiness #blackownedfarming #ohio #ohiofarm #ohiofarming #blackohio #ourroots #blacklove #ourrootsourohio #agriculture #blackagriculture
“This land, which we have watered with our tears and our blood, is now our mother country, and we are well satisfied to stay where wisdom abounds and gospel is free” - Richard Allen - Quick recap from this weeks tour to Edgemont Farms.
“This land, which we have watered with our tears and our blood, is now our mother country, and we are well satisfied to stay where wisdom abounds and gospel is free” - Richard Allen - Quick recap from this weeks tour to Edgemont Farms. Edgemont Farms Solar Garden 🪴 has been a pillar in the Edgemont community for many generations. With one simple task -How can we get good to our community? Over the years their mission and vision has grown to how can we make our community better. Their story is moving and their mission is powerful. - If you are in the Dayton and would like to visit or support please message us and we can set you up with a introduction. 🥦🥒🥕🌶🍅🥬🫑🌽 #blackfarming #blackowned #blackownedfarm #farm #farming #blackownedbusiness #blackownedfarming #ohio #ohiofarm #ohiofarming #blackohio #ourroots #blacklove #ourrootsourohio #agriculture #blackagriculture #edgemontfarm #edgemontfarms #solargarden
We are excited to inform you we will have Jessica Gordon Nemnhard as one of our speakers for our black farmers conference this year ! Jessica is a professor of Community Justice and Social Economic Development in the Department of Africana Studies Exciting news from the U.S. Department of Agriculture 🧑‍🌾 4 Million Dollars 💵 for grants to support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production projects. USDA will accept applications on grants until 11:59 p.m eastern stan We are excited to announce another speaker for this years Black Farmers Conference! Ira Wallace is an organic grower, author, speaker, visionary and worker/owner of the cooperative Southern Exposure Seed Exchange where she coordinates outreach, edu “This land, which we have watered with our tears and our blood, is now our mother country, and we are well satisfied to stay where wisdom abounds and gospel is free” - Richard Allen - Quick recap from this weeks tour to Edgemont Farms.

Episode Description: The number of Black-owned farms has drastically declined since the 1920s, and now make up less than two percent of total U.S. farmland. In this episode, we'll talk with one of the organizers of the Black Farming Conference Beyond 40 acres and a Mule, learn how three childhood friends created an urban farm out of an abandoned dumping ground, and hear about the joys of eating food that you've poured your essence into from a first-time grower.

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