Black Urban Growers

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About Black Urban Growers

Black Urban Growers (BUGS) is an organization of volunteers committed to building networks and community support for growers in both urban and rural settings. Through education and advocacy around food and farm issues, we nurture collective black leadership to ensure we have a seat at the table.

Based in the New York City Metropolitan area, BUGS has produced the annual Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners Conference since 2010. In November of 2009, this alliance began organizing and hosting a series of community events with the purpose of starting a conversation around food: Where does it come from? Who is providing it? Why don’t we see more black farmers at the farmers markets? What is the relationship between our individual health and the health of our communities, and why does it matter?

Our mission is to engage people of African descent in critical food and farm-related issues that directly impact our health, communities, and economic security.

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