Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund
Funding intergenerational Black farmland ownership for #DetroitBlackFarmers
2026 Application Tour
Douglass library Branch ( Application Tour) Tickets, Thursday, Apr 23 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm | Eventbrite
Douglass library Branch ( Application Tour) Tickets, Thursday, Apr 23 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm | Eventbrite
The application tour is a vital step in creating opportunities for Black farmers to grow their agricultural dreams and build a legacy.
Sherwood Forest Library branch Application Tour Tickets, Thursday, May 7 from 5 pm to 7:30 pm |
Sherwood Forest Library branch Application Tour Tickets, Thursday, May 7 from 5 pm to 7:30 pm |
Learn about this special opportunity for Black farmers to own land in the city of Detroit.
Parkman Branch App Tour, Wednesday, June 10 • 5 PM - 6:30 PM | Eventbrite
Parkman Branch App Tour, Wednesday, June 10 • 5 PM - 6:30 PM | Eventbrite
Learn more about this program at the Parkman Branch stop of their Application Tour!
Edison library branch Application Tour , Monday, Jun 29 from 5 pm to 7:30 pm | Eventbrite
Edison library branch Application Tour , Monday, Jun 29 from 5 pm to 7:30 pm | Eventbrite
Introducing Black Detroiters to the incredible opportunity to own land and farm in the City of Detroit.
Jefferson Library Branch ( Application Tour) Tickets, Wednesday, Jul 8 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | Eventbrite
Jefferson Library Branch ( Application Tour) Tickets, Wednesday, Jul 8 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | Eventbrite
Join us at the Jefferson Branch with Detroit Black farmers in securing land grants to grow their businesses and communities!
Main library branch (Application Tour) Tickets, Wednesday, Jul 22 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | Eventbrite
Main library branch (Application Tour) Tickets, Wednesday, Jul 22 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | Eventbrite
Awardee Support
Designing Restorative Systems at the MI Family Farms Conference @2:19:30
Designing Restorative Systems at the MI Family Farms Conference @2:19:30
Accessing and Purchasing Land Class w/ Tepfirah DBFLF CoFounder
Accessing and Purchasing Land Class w/ Tepfirah DBFLF CoFounder
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Whats that Address? Use the Detroit Parcel Explorer to identify vacant land!
Whats that Address? Use the Detroit Parcel Explorer to identify vacant land!
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DBFLF Legal & Business Support Form
DBFLF Legal & Business Support Form
DBFLF Event Support Form
DBFLF Event Support Form
Awardee spotlight form
Awardee spotlight form
Order your Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund T-Shirts!
Order your Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund T-Shirts!
Subscribe to our Youtube channel!
Subscribe to our Youtube channel!
The Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund (#DBFLF) is a coalition of 3 long-standing Detroit urban farming organizations with a collective mission to rebuild inter-generational land ownership for Black Farmers in Detroit. In collaboration, the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network (DBCFSN), Oakland Avenue Urban Farm, and Keep Growing Detroit created the Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund on Juneteenth 2020.
*LEARN MORE * APPLY * DONATE at www.DetroitBlackFarmer.com
*LEARN MORE * APPLY * DONATE at www.DetroitBlackFarmer.com
The Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund is a collaborative effort to sow the seeds of intergenerational Black farmland ownership in the city of Detroit. Apply, donate and hear our story at detroitblackfarmer.com
DBFLF x MEDIA Articles
2/20/21 - Black Agrarian History in Detroit and Beyond!
2/20/21 - Black Agrarian History in Detroit and Beyond!
Lets celebrate the amazing resilience of generations of black farmers in America by taking a deep dive with Dr. Shakara Tyler, Board President of Detroit Bla...
Talking #RestorativeEconomics on the Cultivating Spaces podcast
Talking #RestorativeEconomics on the Cultivating Spaces podcast
Lisa Waud is a collaborative, large-scale floral and installation artist who likes to invite people in to enjoy flowers, and from there into a conversation about the world, she was the artist behind t
#DetroitBlackFarmers in international news!
#DetroitBlackFarmers in international news!
White Americans own 98% of U.S. farmland, advocates say - now rural and urban growers of color are trying to get a fairer share
2021 Interview on WDET "Rooted" series
2021 Interview on WDET "Rooted" series
The project is the collaborative effort of several longtime figures in the city’s urban agriculture community, and aims to get land back into the hands of Black Detroit farmers and gardeners.
Co-Founder Jerry Hebron named to Inaugural Federal Advisory Committee on Urban Ag!!
Co-Founder Jerry Hebron named to Inaugural Federal Advisory Committee on Urban Ag!!
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2022 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack selected 12 members to serve on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) inaugural Secretary’s Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture to provide input on policy development and to help identify barriers to urban agriculture as USDA works to promote urban farming and the economic opportunities it provides in cities across the country.
DBFLF on the Freedom Dreams Podcast!
Podcast
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Podcast
DBFLF on the Freedom Dreams Podcast!
Detroit News: DBFLF Awardee Detroit Hives is turning Eminem's childhood home into a pollinator habitat!
Detroit News: DBFLF Awardee Detroit Hives is turning Eminem's childhood home into a pollinator habitat!
WXYZ Detroit 7 News about the Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund
WXYZ Detroit 7 News about the Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund
Michigan Founders Fund announces inaugural Community Trailblazer Awardees, recognizing Black leaders advancing racial justice
Michigan Founders Fund announces inaugural Community Trailblazer Awardees, recognizing Black leaders advancing racial justice
Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund Slideshow Flow feat. Gmac!
Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund Slideshow Flow feat. Gmac!
#DBFLFCoFounder shakara tyler on Commons Ground Swell podcast: Rebuilding Intergenerational Land Ownership for Black Farmers
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Podcast
#DBFLFCoFounder shakara tyler on Commons Ground Swell podcast: Rebuilding Intergenerational Land Ownership for Black Farmers
Tepfirah Rushdan is Detroit’s first director of urban agriculture
Tepfirah Rushdan is Detroit’s first director of urban agriculture
"The Story of DBFLF: Decolonization & Abolition in Practice"
"The Story of DBFLF: Decolonization & Abolition in Practice"
Detroit appoints first director of urban agriculture to work as liaison to city farms
Detroit appoints first director of urban agriculture to work as liaison to city farms
Detroit urban agriculture director to lead sustainability office, solar efforts
Detroit urban agriculture director to lead sustainability office, solar efforts
Read about Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund
Read about Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund
COMPOST
Detroit Community Composting Collective Project (DCCCP): Preliminary Interest Form
Detroit Community Composting Collective Project (DCCCP): Preliminary Interest Form
Coalition Partners
Coalition Partner: Detroit Black Community Food Security Network
Coalition Partner: Detroit Black Community Food Security Network
Coalition Partner - Oakland Avenue Urban Farm
Coalition Partner - Oakland Avenue Urban Farm
Cultivating healthy foods, jobs, and active cultural spaces in Detroit’s North End.
Coalition Partner - Keep Growing Detroit
Coalition Partner - Keep Growing Detroit
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