BLACK FARMERS COLLECTIVE SECURES $1.25M GRANT FROM CALIFORNIA TO ACQUIRE LAND
Ujamaa Farmer Collective wants to provide BIPOC farmers with land for their farming businesses!
A recent grant from the state of California will help BIPOC farmers, who, currently own less than two percent of all farmland in the country. One farm in particular, We Grow Farms, is facing challenges as developers want to build housing on the land they’re currently leasing to farm on.
The mission of Ujamaa Farmer Collective is to strengthen the roots of historically underserved farmers by staking a cooperative claim to land ownership. After advocating to the California legislature, they were awarded a $1.25 million grant in 2022 for the purchase of a medium-sized plot of land in Yolo County. This will allow multiple farms to operate on individual plots ranging in size from half an acre to five acres. Plus, each farm will have a voice in collective governance and access to shared resources.
