Feed Black Futures is a Black, queer- led organization committed to food justice, sovereignty, and healing within our communities through a Just Transitions framework.
At Feed Black Futures, we cultivate Black food economies and food sovereignty by facilitating healing and addressing historical harms due to incarceration, land dispossession, and ecological disruption.
This looks like equipping Black and Brown people through
Collective governance capacity building
Political education
Land stewardship
Cooperative Leadership.
Our goal is to activate our communities to reclaim their right to healthy, culturally relevant food and own their power in shaping a future where everyone has access to land and food that sustains both body and spirit.
Our Impact
Food Box Deliveries
weekly and bi-weekly deliveries of culturally relevant, nutritious food boxes to over 198 Black people
Black-owned farming operations
$165k
in investment in Alameda, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Sacramento Counties
Food Justice Trainees
community members trained on Food Justice
Our Stories
Storytelling is a vital part of Black liberation and self-determination. Through narrative, we shift the dominant lens, uplift Black joy, and reclaim our power to define our own futures. Our stories reflect the heart of our movement—sharing what’s happening in our organization, offering ways to get involved, and publishing essays and reflections that ground us in the world we’re building together.
Newsletter Winter 2024
Winter Reflections: Oakland, Resilience, and the Road Ahead from Feed Black Futures
As winter settles in, many of our farmers are finding this season a time for rest, renewal, and reflection. While the colder months bring quiet moments, the unpredictable weather patterns in California continue to affect our work. From the effects of the recent California fires, intense rain, and the dry winds of the Santa Ana system, our farmers are navigating a challenging climate. Even in these tough times, the season is a reminder to reconnect with the earth's rhythms.
Featured Essay
Food sovereignty
Food sovereignty efforts feed the revolution and lead from the heart. Impactful work from organizations and communities, like our own and our partners and comrades, seeks to: Ensure food security; Promote self-determination, social equity, and ecological sustainability; Heal our communities and provide nourishment for our health; Preserve our cultures, heritage, and ancestral knowledge…
Support our Work
Feed Our Future
Build collective power for a food sovereign future. Your contribution will allow Feed Black Futures to continue providing vital resources to our community.
Mutual Aid Fund
Support our member-managed mutual aid fund
