Our Mission
Our Work
SAAFON’s work is grounded in farmer organizing, cultivating connection between farmers, and investing directly into sustainable farms. Through the spaces we hold and programs we offer, we are propagating Black agrarian cultural values and practices. By centering Black farmers, we are visioning towards an agrarian future in which thriving Black farms are honored as the cornerstone of their communities.
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Hear From Our Farmers
“Our farm has grown into a space to wholly nurture people and build relationships between earth, self, and one another and it’s done by weaving the philosophy of “ubuntu” throughout all we do. We think of this kind of sustainable farming, not as a new trend, but as an enduring and relevant one to our local food systems. Fueled by a passion for becoming positive agents of change, we believe together, within community, we can provide good food to all, including the most vulnerable among us. Farming and sharing our harvests with family, friends and neighbors strengthens our universal bonds. It breaks down barriers, connects our humanity and allows us to become better versions of ourselves.”
Keisha Cameron, Grayson, GA
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Hear From Our Farmers
“As a child I was out here, on my ancestral land, cleaning field peas with my great-grandmother,” he says. “And when you got to do all those things as a child, and then get to come back and do them as an adult—I’m stoked and excited. I ask the ancestors what they want. I try to commune with nature as much as possible.”
Matthew Raiford, Brunswick, GA
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Our Farmer Network is made up of Black farmers in the Southeastern U.S. and U.S. Virgin Islands who practice ecologically sustainable production methods. The farmers in our network are not only nurturing communities through food, but are integrating ancestral practices in their work and operations, and are facilitating programming and offerings that are enriching in spirit, and get to the heart of their communities’ needs.
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We’re ALL THE WAY LIVE!
@SAAFON`s newly relaunched website illustrates our commitment to amplifying the legacies, experiences, needs, and visions of Black farmers, who are the cornerstone of Black agrarian culture. Our members carve a pathway for building a land-based politic while navigating the intersection of racial & economic justice, and environmental sustainability, exchanging knowledge, practices, resources, and experimentation that support collective progress.
With much love and gratitude, we celebrate Myriah Towner @blackfarmerstories for the generative collaboration that guided our team over the website #SAAFONLaunchDay finish line! Myriah, we appreciate your partnership, creative leadership and skillful project management.
Thank you to Food & Farm Communications Fund, @ffcfbeheard - your generous trust-based investment infused our strategic website redevelopment at a key stage of SAAFON’s stabilization and growth, with creative assets and powerful tools to increase the storytelling capacity of our membership, Board and staff.
It truly takes a village. Come see what we`ve been up to @ www.saafon.org!
#LaunchDay #NewBeginnings #VillageWork #saafongrows
As we evolve, so does our story and the assets we build to share it.
In one day, you’ll see the symbols of growth and unity in our new design, which we hope will support us in building stronger alliances and creating more opportunities for our farmers and landscape.
Our new logo and rebranded website reflect SAAFON`s deep-rooted commitment to Black farming, Black history, and Black culture, propagated over the past 18 years in farmer-centered and –led organizing spaces. We can`t wait for you to experience through a fresh new lens the collective power of land and culture stewardship with SAAFON members and partner organizations throughout the U.S. South and Virgin Islands.
#JustOneMoreDay #DirectFarmerSupport #SAAFONGrows #BlackAgrarianCulture #SustainableAgriculture
🌱 Since 2006, the Southeastern African American Farmers Organic Network (SAAFON) has held a torch in uplifting the voices of Black farmers in the Southeast and Caribbean. With origins in the dynamic organizing of Cynthia Hayes, and educational groundwork of Dr. Owusu Bandele, we have cultivated an institutional space that celebrates kinship and intergenerational legacy building, roots in culture, and uplifts Black agrarian practices.
At nearly 180 farmer members, we continue the visionary work of our founders, and as we prepare for our new website launch later this month, we invite you to join us in celebrating our collective power and cultural stewardship. #SAAFONGrows #BlackFarmers #EcologiallySustainablePractices
🎉Particularly resonant in the spirit of Juneteenth, we honor the profound connection between freedom and farming. SAAFON members – a growing, dynamic, and intergenerational mix of farmers across 10 Southeastern U.S. States and the U.S. Virgin Islands – hold vital practical, historical, and cultural knowledge. SAAFON farmers preserve the memory of how current and previous generations created viable lives, even predating our relationship to U.S. soil. For generations, Black farmers have cultivated the land as an act of cultural continuity, liberation, and resilience, stewarding the earth with care and innovation so the fruits are accessible to future generations.
Stay tuned for the relaunch of our refreshed website, as we continue to honor Black farmers and the land they enrich. #juneteentheveryday #blackfarmers #SAAFONLegacy #sustainablefuture
Celebrating SAAFON’s 15th Anniversary!
With These Hands – Video Docu-series by filmmaker LeeAnn Morrissette
Black Stories of Collectivism, Rural Revivalism, and Healing
Final Installment - A Living Tradition
Watch it here - https://youtu.be/80jxOdR4bDI
#community #farming #organic #grassroots #blackfarmers #supportblackfarmers #history #storytelling #afroecology #legacy #legacytalks #farms #southern #sustainable #liftblackvoices #liftblackstories
