Black Farmers

More than 50 Black farmers came to Raleigh Wednesday to lobby lawmakers for more funding in the state budget.

The two-day leadership training aims to help farmers in underserved counties with daily operations as well as strengthen their businesses for the long term.

The Black Farmers’ Market in the Triangle is taking a new approach to supporting its community. One chef who joined the market is on a personal mission to address food inequality through her cooking classes and plant-based desserts.

In October 2020, Charles Lucas of Lucas Farm made a proclamation on the weathered brick steps where his house once stood. He said he would use the space to build a farmer's market. Now, he's set to open Lucas Farmers Market on Saturday, July 23.

An effort to help small-scale Black farmers in the Triangle area sell their goods during the coronavirus pandemic continues to go strong with the "Tall Grass Food Box."

A Black farming incubator in Edgecombe County wants to help other aspiring Black farmers learn about agriculture.

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Activist Skip Gibbs was in the midst of leading a protest in Durham this summer when he felt that something wasn’t right. In the crowd, which had gathered…

For over a century, Black farmers have faced challenges in securing federal and local funding to aid their farms in times of need and during crises.…

On a hot Saturday morning in east Greensboro, customers loaded their vehicles with potatoes, herbs, corn, peaches, watermelon and other fresh produce…