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Detroit Black Community Food Security Network
The Detroit Black Community Food Security Network (DBCFSN) is a grassroots, community-based, nonprofit, membership organization that works to build self-reliance, food security, and justice in Detroit’s Black community by influencing public policy, engaging in urban agriculture, promoting healthy eating, encouraging cooperative buying, and directing youth toward careers in food-related fields.
DBCFSN’s vision is to advance movement toward food sovereignty while advocating for justice in the food system that ensures access to healthy foods with dignity and respect for all of Detroit’s residents. Since its founding, DBCFSN has contributed significantly to changing the local and national discourse on creating racial justice and equity in the food system.
D-Town® Farm is a 7-acre organic farm in Detroit, offering opportunities for youth and community members to engage in urban agriculture and cultural revitalization. The Farm provides fresh, affordable, natural, organically grown, culturally-appropriate food, increasing the physical, spiritual, and emotional health of its communities.
Featured Media
A Food Sovereign Future in Detroit
DBCFSN co-founder Malik Yakini shares how his organization is helping grow the “good food revolution” in Detroit as part of a larger movement for freedom, justice, and equality.
Food & Race: 10 Years of Creating a More Just Food System
Malik Yakini joins food justice leaders in a conversation about what has changed in the broader movement to support food workers, farmers of color, and other marginalized communities.
A Black-Led Food Co-op Grows in Detroit
The Detroit People’s Food Co-op will control food production and dissemination to bring good food and wages to an underserved community.
