Our Team
We are dedicated to creating an alternative food system that places the wellbeing of Black farmers and Black communities at its center.
Leadership
              Alsie Parks
Co-Executive Director
              Whitney Jaye
Co-Executive Director
              Alisha Johnson Perry
Director of Development
              Tamara “Tammy” Harris
Engagement and Education Coordinator
              Kayla Walker
Director of Operations
              Shelby Johnson
Associate Director of Membership
              Jael Paul
Field Organizer- U.S. Virgin Islands
              Zel Taylor
Southern Agrarian Youth Network Coordinator
              Jason Lindsay
Farm Practices Specialist
Our Board
              Cynthia Hayes
Co–Founder 1950 – 2016
Always with us
              Dr. Owusu Bandele
Co–Founder, Former Board Member
              Yvette Browne
Board Chair, Sejah Farm of the Virgin Islands
              Jesse Buie
Board Vice Chair,
Ole Brook Organics, MS
              Dr. Cindy Ayers Elliott
Board Treasurer,
Foot Print Farms, MS
              Blain Snipstal
Secretary, Earth-Bound Building
              Sandra Simone
Huckleberry Hills Farm, AL