Upper Marlboro, MD
Black Dirt Farm Collective
Black Dirt Farm Collective’s mission is to facilitate and support socio-cultural trainings rooted in the wisdom of nature, foster intergenerational exchanges, and bridge the rural-urban generational divide. Capacity Grant funds will support BDFC’s communications for their fall 2024 Agroecology Encounter, a community gathering where participants learn and share hands-on agricultural skills, political education, outdoor cooking, camping, and more. Capacity Grant funds will support website updates and the development of outreach and popular education materials for the event.
Black Fiber & Textile Network
Black Fiber & Textile Network supports the livelihoods and lifeways of Black people across the globe who use, produce and work with regenerative fibers, plant dyes, and sustainable or artisanal textiles. Capacity Grant funds will support BFTN in developing a long-term communications plan and strategy, completing a member platform, and conducting a short film landscape assessment.
Gold Hill, OR
Freedom Farms
Freedom Farms utilizes the therapeutic experience of farming in a rural setting with wrap around support services to heal and help transition individuals back into society after the debilitating experience of incarceration. Capacity Grant funds will bolster Freedom’s Farm’s communications capacity, engagement, and reach by supporting the marketing and equipment needs of their Voices Unchained podcast and the organization’s messaging and narrative-building efforts.