Feed Em Freedom
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Mission Statement
FEED’EM FREEDOM FOUNDATION (FFF) ignites and centers Black agriculturists as the owners and movement leaders of our own land stewardship, regional food security, and economic prosperity systems. We are Black-led small farm incubator that supports emerging Black farmers to grow 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, nonhispanic 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.
About This Cause
Food security and food sovereignty are at the foundation of our work. That is why the Black Community Food Center will be critical infrastructure in the BIPOC food economy, activating solutions and connections that will lead to the growth of BIPOC-led farms and businesses. The Center will provide community access to a food pantry, commercial kitchen space, and greenhouse. This will be a place where community-based organizations can host breastfeeding groups, garden education classes, and cooking classes. The campus also includes a central gathering hub, cold and dry food storage areas, a hydroponic freight farm, and an anaerobic digester. The Center is a place of innovation, where we will cultivate community wealth as we connect small producers to institutional markets, build cooperative growing efforts, and create agricultural pipelines for youth to grow greater food sovereignty for our community. It will be a full loop system driver for agriculture, incubating the next generation of food system leaders.