Soul Fire Farm
Farm · Rensselaer County
1972 NY-2, Petersburgh, NY 12138
Highlights
BIPOC-centered farm ending racism & injustice in food system
BIPOC-centered farm ending racism & injustice in food system
"An upstate New York farm that runs a Black & Latinx Farmer Immersion Program widely cited as a catalytic training experience; participants describe the program as pivotal for shifting priorities from commercial, capitalist food work to sustainable, land-based practices and for supporting farmers of color and queer farmers in building regenerative, justice-focused projects." - Jaya Saxena
"Based in Petersburg, New York, this farm is dedicated to equity in access to land, sustenance, and power in the food system, explicitly centering Indigenous and Black rights. Its food-sovereignty programs feed and teach more than 10,000 people a year through a mix of direct-service and structural work: providing raised garden beds to city dwellers, delivering free “solidarity shares” of produce to local residents, and advancing land-return initiatives for northeast farmers. The organization pairs practical training—harvesting, gardening, and distribution—with educational programming that examines the history and ongoing racism of the food system, and it relies on community organizers like Kiani Conley-Wilson to run outreach, empowerment programming, and to inspire others to join the mission." - Jaya Saxena
"A farm committed to dismantling racism in the food system by teaching and empowering communities to grow their own food. Its Soul Fire in the City program supplies raised beds, seeds, and training to people in New York’s Capital Region, helping build local food sovereignty and practical growing skills for people who lack access to farmland or resources." - Hillary Dixler Canavan
"An Afro-Indigenous–centered small farm in Petersburg, New York, that donates much of its produce to Albany residents living in neighborhoods grappling with food apartheid and runs training programs for aspiring Black and brown farmers; co-founded by Leah Penniman, the project combines direct food distribution with farmer education to advance food sovereignty." - Nicole Rufus
"A community farm centered on Black, Indigenous, and people-of-color leadership that is committed to ending racism and injustice in the food system through farming, education, and land-based healing programs." - Civil Eats
