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

 in investment in Alameda, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Sacramento Counties

Food Justice Trainees

166

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

In the United States, Black people have a long history of being denied equal rights, land, and food sovereignty. From slavery to sharecropping, Black labor and culture has been exploited for the wealth of the ruling class, White people, and foreign allies of the state. Throughout the 20th century, Black farmers lost and were displaced from millions of acres of land to racist, violent, and discriminatory practices such as denied access to credit, capital, and loans, unjust land seizures, legal challenges, and the loss of their property…

Annual Report

Our 2024 Annual report is here!

We’re proud to share our 2024 Annual Report—a reflection on a year of powerful movement work, deepened relationships, and collective growth. Inside, you’ll find a celebration of this year’s highlights, key impact data, and stories from the heart of our work. From our global solidarity efforts to what’s next in the fight for food sovereignty and abolition, this report honors our roots and looks boldly toward the future. Take a look and celebrate with us.

Support our Work

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Mutual Aid Fund

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Thank you to the fundIng partners who make our work possible!