DETROIT BLACK COMMUNITY
FOOD SOVEREIGNTY NETWORK
20 YEARS OF BUILDING BLACK FOOD SOVEREIGNTY
DBFLF Application Tour is here.
This is the start of our Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund Application Season!!!
We’re pulling up to libraries across the city, in person, with intention. Not just to walk through our application, but to build real skills around how to apply for any grant.
This is for folks who want to understand:
• how to build a real budget
• how to shape a strong narrative
• how to define your project scope
• how to move with timelines that make sense
This is for past awardees, for those who applied and didn’t get selected, and especially for new farmers and folks trying to find their entry point.
We’re not gatekeeping process , we’re practicing it together.
Come sit, ask questions And Let’s develop quality applications together !
First stop is the Douglass Library Branch .
April 23rd 4:00-5:30pm
Event registration in the Bio .
Applications Open June 19, 2026
20 YEARS OF BUILDING BLACK FOOD SOVEREIGNTY
2026 marks the Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network’s 20th anniversary of advancing
food sovereignty,environmental justice, and Black liberation in Detroit and beyond.
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Join our $20 for 20 Years campaign by making a $20 anniversary gift, becoming a $20 monthly
sustainer, or contributing $200 to support the continued growth of Black food sovereignty in Detroit.
Your support today will help ensure our vital work continues for the next 20 years and beyond.
Invest in our future—DONATE now and join the movement shaping a just, sustainable food system.
Become a monthly sustainer or make a twentieth anniversary gift today.
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WHAT IS BLACK
FOOD SOVEREIGNTY?
Black food sovereignty is the right of people of African descent to access healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems. Food sovereignty is, therefore, a holistic, healthy and sustainable approach for communities to address chronic food insecurity.
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