Another Spring Farm Another Spring farm is working to feed the movement while understanding the intersection of our present moment.  This work aims to nourish those who come in contact with us at any level.  Creating space for us to work with the land, to feed and heal ourselves, to play among flowers and rest when full. 

Another Spring is for people of color, by people of color working for the liberation of all peoples who have been oppressed and marginalized in our current systems.  We are working towards this liberation through food, knowing that it is just one way that we can empower ourselves as a community outside of current oppressive systems.  We are doing this work on Chinook land and stand in solidarity with Indigenous peoples and farmers working for sovereignty. Another Spring farm acknowledges the learning that is continually taking place within growth and is striving for growth in our food, medicines and community. Thank you for being a part of this journey.

African Heritage Cultural Work Group, OSU Extension Work Groups Our Vision: A thriving African Heritage community that enjoys growing, cooking and eating culturally relevant foods and stays active.

Our Goal: Bring together a group of people that educates, supports, encourages and promotes traditional foods and physical movements that are specific and culturally relevant to the African Heritage communities.

Our Objectives:

• Encourage African Heritage youth to participate in healthy lifestyles through activities, programs and events.

• Provide African Heritage individuals, parents and caregivers with healthy lifestyle messaging and community trainings to support healthy living and targeted economic strategies.

• Provide African Heritage community support to encourage the use of traditional foods and culturally specific movements in alignment with healthy lifestyle goals.

Black Food Fund The mission of the Black Food Fund is to fuel Black-led food systems transformation across the Pacific Northwest. Our goal is to shift capital in ways that build wealth, self-determination, and resiliency for Black people within our regional food system.

The Black Food Sovereignty Coalition (BFSC) The Black Food Sovereignty Coalition (BFSC) mission is to ignite Black and Brown communities to participate as owners and movement leaders within food systems, placemaking, and economic development. We serve as a collaboration hub for Black and Brown communities to confront the systemic barriers that make food, place and economic opportunities inaccessible to us. BFSC is focused on meeting these barriers with creative, innovative, and sustainable solutions.

Black Futures Farm Black Futures Farm is both a community-building and production farm, where we grow meaningful relationships alongside vegetables, fruits, and herbs.

We are on 1.15 acres with 17 different fruit trees, vegetables, flowers, medicinal and cooking herbs in the Brentwood-Darlington Neighborhood, which is located on unceded Clackamas and Multnomah First Nations Territory.

Our mission is to heal the connection between Black people and the land, and we achieve this by cultivating a healthy place for the Black community to gather in joy.

Black Joy Farm, Black Joy Oregon Black Joy Oregon is currently working on a project focused on food sovereignty, called Black Joy Farm. We have a community garden located in Keizer, OR. The farm is maintained by Black Joy Oregon members and our wonderful volunteers! All of our produce goes out to community, primarily BIPOC households! As of the beginning of September 2024 we have harvested over 1,000lbs in total - for our first ever season!! Sign Up to volunteer with us or donate to help support our efforts! 

We will soon be implementing an Urban Gardening program as a branch of our Black Joy Farm project, where we will be providing indoor gardening systems to BIPOC households. Stay tuned for more info!

Black Oregon Land Trust At Black Oregon Land Trust (BOLT), we are changing the narrative of what a farming family looks like, by centering mothers and youth in our programs and services. In the words of midwife Rachelle Garcia Seliga, “If you want to know the health of a community, look to its mothers.” In our approach to create a thriving Black agricultural ecosystem in Oregon, we center the needs and skill-building of mothers and children, knowing that when they thrive, communities thrive. 

BOLT is committed to eliminating the systemic barriers that continue to prevent Black communities from securely accessing land, because we believe that land sovereignty is the key to achieving our visions of food justice, generational wealth and health, cultural preservation, and thriving communities.

Feed'em Freedom Foundation Feed’em Freedom Foundation (FFF) ignites and centers Black Agriculturists to participate as owners and movement leaders within agriculture, land stewardship, regional food security response, and economic prosperity. We are Black-led small farm incubator that supports emerging Black farmers to grown and celebrate culturally-specific ancestral foods. Black families have faced unprecedented food insecurity due to the pandemic. Currently, 1 in 5 Black families in Oregon experience hunger, with 18% of Black families experiencing high food insecurity – a statistic that is three times higher than White, non Hispanic families. Our programs build economic strength that flows from our community of food producers directly into the homes of families most in need.FFF grew out of the work of Mudbone Farm, a Black-owned small farm enterprise that grows and celebrates Black food  sovereignty. Mudbone Grown has deep connections with BIPOC producers, and we see the Black Community Food Center as the space where we aggregate small producers’ crops and form growing contracts in collaboration with BIPOC processors to build sustainable community wealth.

Feed the Mass A Portland based 501c3 nonprofit, Feed the Mass was established by Chef Jacobsen Valentine in response to a growing rise of food insecurity in Multnomah County and personal understanding of the challenges individuals and families face in accessing nutritious meals.

With a blend of Black and Hawaiian heritage, Jacobsen recognized the stark disparities in our city - food waste at an all-time high, growing economic inequality, and a struggling education system. Driven by Christian values, Jacobsen decided to take action. He saw that the system was working against the community, and he was determined to be part of the solution.

In 2016, Feed the Mass started as an educational initiative, empowering individuals with the knowledge and skills to make healthier food choices. Today, Feed the Mass is driven by a clear mission to empower, educate, and serve. We're guided by the belief that food is a universal language that can bridge gaps and enable individuals to thrive.

Food Loop Northwest (FoodLoopNW) FoodLoopNW, a BIPOC/Woman/Veteran-owned public benefits corporation (B-Corp Pending) engaging and elevating underrepresented producers, growers, food entrepreneurs, and cold-chain stakeholders throughout our regional PNW food shed.

Food Loop NW has offices in Portland, OR and Seattle, WA delivering direct-to-client small business road mapping and flow-coordination with hands-on practitioners. From ideation to start-up launch to scaling into the multiple regional market lines, our tactical team pivots on the ground with our clients and provides a community of practice and shared learnings acclimating them to the opportunities in the farm, food, and beverage product industry.

At every stage, Food Loop NW provides support and increased access to the networks, essential equipment, and comprehensive business development resources in the clients area.

Our goal is to help entrepreneurs recognize and capitalize on these opportunities, surmount common obstacles, and achieve scalability, whether they are launching locally or poised for regional expansion.

Happiness Family Farm Bringing happiness through fresh, organic, family-grown produce.

Mercy Connections Traditional Food Security and Supplies Program: As we know that food is a basic human need, we strive to do our part by providing not just food but food that is culturally specific to everyone.  Provides Food Boxes.

Mudbone Grown Mudbone Grown believes in creating kinship, cultural pride and self-sufficiency through the cultivation of land ownership and land use.

Our Village Gardens Our Village Gardens makes it possible for people living in Oregon's largest affordable housing neighborhoods to grow their own food, gain employment through locally created food projects and have access to a community-run grocery store. Our Village Gardens' staff work alongside Community Leaders to create new initiatives that promote both economic and food resilience.

Scrapberry Farm Scrapberry Farm is a tiny farm on the stolen lands of Indigenous peoples in the place we now call Portland, Oregon. I tend land, plants, and spirit on unceded Chinook territory at the Black and Brown Herb Exchange’s Black Liberation Garden. I also grow herbs and use them to make herbal products, but I also teach workshops, run a farmers market, support local Black and Brown entrepreneurs, and give back to my community.

The Viviane Barnett Fellowship for Food System Leaders, Ecotrust The Viviane Barnett Fellowship for Food System Leaders is a program designed to build the capacity of experienced and aspiring food systems leaders of color in Oregon. Fellows develop, implement, and advocate for food system projects that promote restorative growing practices, community empowerment, food sovereignty, land and water stewardship, and climate justice.

This fellowship is open to Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) at all stages of their food systems learning journey. Fellows will come from a wide variety of backgrounds such as farming, land justice advocacy, entrepreneurship, policy, public health, climate justice organizing, and more.

This effort is intended to create pathways for food systems leaders of color whose lived experiences are essential to collective efforts to build a more equitable, regenerative, and climate resilient food system while increasing access to nutritious, affordable foods for BIPOC communities.