Black Farmers to buy products from

Story by Blavity
Written by Victoria
April 30, 2015

Yesterday we witnessed yet another confrontation between law enforcement and residents, protestors, and activists in Baltimore. As the people continued to demand justice for Freddie Gray, Whole Foods Harbor East in Baltimore took it upon themselves “to make sandwiches for the men and women keeping Baltimore safe.”

But who were those men and women? Were they protestors? No. Were they the high school kids who had just been ambushed by police in riot gear who shut down all means of public transportation that would have allowed them to get home safely from school? No. Or how about the 84 percent of students in the Baltimore City Public School system who are dependent on free or reduced meals who were going to miss their meal due to school closings? Nope.

So who exactly were the people receiving free gourmet grass-fed organic turkey and cheese sandwiches? The National Guard.

Supporting structural racism shouldn’t be organic, even if your kale is.

The Whole Foods Harbor East has since deleted their posts on Instagram and Twitter, but thankfully the internet never forgets, and neither will we.

Where and what we consume matters.

Remember the Black Friday Boycott of 2014? In comparison to 2013, sales had dropped by 11 percent, or roughly $7 billion.

Let’s continue to make sure our money goes to our community when it comes to our produce.

INSTEAD, TAKE THIS TIME TO REMEMBER AND SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BLACK FARMERS:

Baltimore

Five Seeds Farms
Tha Flower Factory
The Greener Garden

Atlanta

Boxcar Grocer
Patchwork City Farms
Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Ag

Chicago

Healthy Food Hub
Trinity United Church of Christ Farmers Market (Summer)
Your Bountiful Harvest Family Farm

Cleveland

Chateau Hough Vineyard
Rid-All Green Partnership

DMV - DC, MD, and Virginia

Afroculinaria
Community Farming Alliance
Good Sense Farm
Three Part Harmony

Oakland

Afrika Town Community Garden
Farms to Grow, Inc.
People’s Grocery
Phat Beets Produce

Detroit

D-Town Farm

Kentucky

Barbour’s Farm LLC

Los Angeles

The Ron Finley Project
Sola Food Co-op
South Central Farmers’ Cooperative
Community Services Unlimited

Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Urban Creators
Mill Creek Farm

NYC

Black Urban Growers
La Familia Verde
The BLK ProjeK
East New York Farms

Phoenix

Tiger Mountain Foundation

San Diego

City Heights Farmers Market

Southeastern US

Southeastern African American Farmers’ Organic Network

Virginia

Vanguard Ranch Natural Gourmet


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