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Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention
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SFLR exists to create a sustainable system of support for African American forest owners that significantly increases the value of African American owned forests, land retention, and asset development for Black families in the U.S. South. Since its inception, SFLR has improved forest management and forest retention by connecting African American landowners to established networks of forestry support, including federal and state government programs, businesses, and non-profit conservation, legal, community development, and Black social justice organizations.
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Collaborative initiatives
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The National Black Food and Justice Alliance
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The National Black Food and Justice Alliance represents hundreds of Black urban and rural farmers, organizers, and land stewards based nationwide working together towards an intergenerational, urban/rural movement to map, assess, train and deepen the organizing, institution building and advocacy work protecting Black land and work towards food sovereignty.
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Tribal and community-based organizations
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The Northeast Farmers of Color Network
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The Northeast Farmers of Color Network is an informal alliance of Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and Asian farmers making our lives on land in the Northeast region. There are 21 founding member farms and a total of over 515 farmers, land stewards, and earth workers in our network.
Currently, the Network exists as a members-only listserv* and we also gather regionally and annually for skillshares and knowledge exchanges.
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Tribal and community-based organizations
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The Southwest Georgia Project
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Southwest Georgia Project is on a mission to educate, engage, and empower communities using a variety of programs and strategies to advance real social change in Southwest Georgia and beyond. They aim to develop a more accessible and community-oriented food system; increase opportunities to family and historically underserved farms; and build sustainable and just movements to shift social norms.
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Tribal and community-based organizations
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The Value of Land
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This video shares the stories of low-wealth heirs’ property owners in the South -- and how they are being served by The Center for Heirs' Property to protect rural, family-owned land.
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Videos and Webinars
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USDA: The 2501 Program for Underserved and Veteran Farmers, Ranchers, and Foresters
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The 2501 Program was created to help underserved farmers, ranchers, and foresters, who have historically experienced limited access to USDA programs and services.
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Technical and financial assistance for communities
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Video: Standing with Black Farmers
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Short video interviewing Black farmers about experiences and challenges they faced due to racial discrimination.
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Background on equity and inclusion
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Voices of African American Forestry
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This short video captures the insights and reflections on past and present issues as well as the future aspirations for African American forestry and land retention. Featuring interviews with African American forest owners in the Southeastern Black Belt who are part of the Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention Network (SFLR).
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