Frequently Asked Questions
What is Black Futures Farm?
Black Futures Farm is a community farm, operated by our founders and farmers. We sit on 1.15 acres with 17 different fruit trees, vegetables, flowers, medicinal and cooking herbs. Our farm is located on the grounds of the Learning Gardens Lab at 6745 SE 60th Street, Portland Oregon 97206.
We are a group of Black identified people working together, growing food and community. Our aim is to implement the best methods of growing food, taking the best of what we can from our ancestral practices while being a part of innovation in agriculture.
What do you grow?
We are a vegetable farm so we grow Peas, Beans, Lettuce, Bok Choy, Collard Greens, Tomatoes, Potatoes, Onions, Shallots, Corn, Radishes, Beets, Cucumbers, Melons, Squash, and many more. If there is something you’d like us to grow, please message us.
Is your produce Organic?
We don’t use any pesticides, chemicals, or GMO seeds. We cannot label our produce “organic,” that certification is a multi-year process.
Do you offer CSA shares(Community Supported Agriculture)?
We are working with Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) to offer CSAs to the community this growing season. We are not offering our independent CSA program.
Where are you located?
We are located on the grounds of the Learning Gardens Lab at 6745 SE 60th St, 97206.
How can I be involved?
There are a few ways you can be a part of Black Futures Farm.
Come volunteer with us and grow food
Volunteer your trade/technical skills
Attend an event and be in community with us
Is BFF hiring?
No. We would be more than happy to connect you with folks and organizations in our network.
Why the name “Black Futures Farm” ?
We are Black people determined to be self sufficient, self reliant, cooperative, and prosperous - food sovereignty for Black people is a crucial step in that journey. We are using agriculture and farming to organize and grow community, because asserting control over our own food systems is a basic step in self determination.
We are also Futurists in that we are working to create a world where healthy, delicious food is accessible to everyone.
We love tech! The sensible, well integrated use of technolgy can make life easier. We geek out on tech and plants.
Who are your people?
We are a group of folks, working collectively as a program of the Black Food Sovereignty Coalition, to grow food. There’s a core group of us, and a large pool of volunteers.
Do you deliver?
Yes, we deliver for a fee.
In times of Covid 19
We are all adjusting to this new way of being. We are implementing the most current guidance on safety from the CDC. This includes physical distancing at the farm and markets, a limited amount of people touching the produce, food handling certification for our farmers, gloves, masks and protective gear, wash and pack stations, and sanitation of all our produce.
We will continue to implement all the prescribed measures to ensure our safety and yours.