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FarmerJawn Secures $1.3M from Black Farmer Fund and Potlikker Capital to Expand Largest Black Woman-Owned Farm in PA
Combined loan and philanthropic investment advances a collaborative financing model to strengthen regional food systems. This investment is about more than FarmerJawn. It’s about demonstrating what’s possible when mission-aligned partners choose to invest in Black farmers and the future of our food system.” — Christa Barfield, Founder and Farmer, FarmerJawn Agriculture NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, July 15, 2026 / EINPresswire.com/ -- Black Farmer Fund (BFF) and Potlikker Capital, Inc.
It’s Time to Flip the Script on Risk
The following is a transcript of the video above, from our webinar “Remaking the Economy: Liberating Finance to Build a More Just World.” View the full webinar here. Onyx Ramírez: This idea of risk—it’s so crucial that we can flip it to say, rather than the risk for this investor or this financial institution, what is the risk to the earth? What is the risk to the community? What is the risk to the people if this is not invested in at this point in time?
Black Farmer Fund launches $20 Million Integrated Capital Fund for Black Farmers and Food Businesses in the Northeast
Black Farmer Fund is a community-led investment fund that invests in Black agricultural and food businesses in the Northeast to build an equitable food system.
Organizing for Racial Equity Within the Federal Government
The Biden Administration is using a “whole-of government” approach to ensure that all federal agencies center environmental and climate justice in domestic and foreign policy. However, to achieve true environmental and climate justice, racial equity must be centered in order to fully tackle the degree to which white supremacy and systemic racism are entrenched in federal policy. The Biden administration has begun taking on this complex issue by organizing within.
Building Pro-Black with Black Farmers in Mind
Growing up, every window in my apartment faced “the back”—in New York City, this means that my apartment faced another building, blocking any sunshine that came our way. We didn’t have a backyard, window garden, fire-escape garden, or any plants, and every succulent I bought in college died. In short, I have no experience with farming. To say that I had no idea where my food comes from is an understatement. But it’s not just me.
What Does Community Development for Liberation Look Like?
Earlier this month, a small group of roughly 50 people gathered in San Juan, Puerto Rico to discuss what a liberatory movement for community economic development might look like. For many, it was their first in-person conference since the COVID-19 pandemic. The convener? CEO Circle, an informal network of leaders of color of national community development organizations.
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