BIPOC & Women-Centered Food and Agriculture

If you are not currently aware of how to find BIPOC/women-owned/operated farms, food boxes, food brands, dining and more, read on.

Food retail and dining…

Some Black-centered food retail and dining out efforts you may not be aware of:

• Giant Foods’ new shelf labels identify over 300 products that are from women, BIPOC, LGBTQ, veteran-owned businesses
• Trader Joe’s to increase shelf space to Black-owned businesses by setting a goal to have 15% of tasting panel food items from these businesses
• An organization – 15 Percent Pledge  – called on retailers to devote 15% of shelf space to Black-owned businesses to reflect that blacks are about 15% of the U.S. population
• Black Food Fridays encourages eating Black-owned food.

Agriculture…

• Some fast facts about ag including the percentage of Black/Hispanic-owned farms.
• Looking to identify representative ag of all kinds – CSAs, farms, farmers’ markets, and more?
• Black farmers index.
• Black-owned farms and food gardens by state.
• Durham trio wants you to pay black farmers with its food box.
• 6 Black owned farms and CSAs doing revolutionary work.
• Young Asian Americans turning to farming.
• Bok chow isn’t exotic.
• Native American farmer keeping community fed during the pandemic.
• Keeping indigenous foods alive in Detroit.

Restaurants and food brands…

• Eat Black-owned – the Internet’s largest directory of Black-owned restaurants.
• Black-owned meal prep services.
• Directory of Black-owned businesses, restaurants, non-profits including regional offerings.
• Dang Foods first Asian-American snack brand.
• Asian grocer-sourced food boxes.
• Culturally considerate’ meal delivery for Asian Americans in Philly.