#BlackFarmers and #BlackMastodon, the Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners National Conference in #Philly, aka #bugs has a call open for workshop proposals.

Please tag me if they're already on here and I missed it 😅

"Call for Workshop Proposals for the 11th Annual Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners National Conference!

Calling all farmers, gardeners, urban growers, herbalists, food entrepreneurs, chefs, foodies, afro-ecologists, food activists, educators, #AfroFuturist s, food historians, policy-makers, nutritionists & more! *All accepted workshop facilitators will receive a complimentary pass to Saturday's conference day.*

Are you interested in facilitating a breakout workshop session at a national conference with over 600 people in attendance? If yes, see below for more information and the online application!

Workshop proposal deadline is Monday, July 24, 2023 OR until workshop slots have been filled! 2023 Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners Conference (BUGS) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 20 -23, 2023

Apply today! Submit your workshop
proposal here: https://forms.gle/THfsCQ3AUE7WvKsb9 "

I'm attending an online #RegenerativeAgriculture conference right now, listening to Al Gore interview Tom Vilsack, & I'm trying to figure out how to pressure these bigwigs to talk about what they've learned from Indigenous peoples and about TAKING LEADERSHIP from #Indigenous peoples. I don't expect Vilsack to have Indigenous folks on his radar, but Al Gore talks enough about equity and climate that he should... Vilsack talking now about the #InflationReductionAct rectifying racial discrimination esp against #BlackFarmers,. The conference is today and tomorrow. Register here if you're interested https://events.theclimateunderground.org/2022/begin

#KarenTheFarmer, white farmers filing lawsuits, kvetching about 'reverse discrimination' 🤨

#AmericanRescuePlan
#Blackfarmers still waiting for #debtrelief from American Rescue Plan

The American Rescue Plan, signed into law almost one year ago, allocated $4 billion in debt relief to Black and other "socially disadvantaged farmers." But t...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZDEzGtueLs