Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund

In collaboration with Detroit Black Community Food Security Network, Oakland Avenue Urban Farm and Keep Growing Detroit (KGD), the Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund (DBFLF) was created on Juneteenth 2020.

The fund has a collective mission to rebuild intergenerational land ownership for Black farmers in Detroit. It is now in its fourth year and has raised over $250,000 to provide Black farmers with capital and support to own land and complete farm infrastructure projects in the city.

In its first year, the fund awarded 30 farmers with resources and assistance to purchase and own land for agriculture in Detroit. To date, the fund has now awarded a total of 120 Black farmers, 45 of whom are now owners of 12.9 acres combined. Another 24 awardees have completed farm infrastructure projects, with several others currently in progress.

Amazingly, the land fund is mostly crowdfunded. Said KGD Development & Engagement Coordinator Danielle Daguio, “We started this with a goal of $5,000 just to help out a few farmers. We met that goal before the end of the first day, and now with community support, we’re able to aid even more Black farmers each year.”

$250K RAISED

24 AWARDEES HAVE COMPLETED FARM INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

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