The Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty 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. Its work includes influencing public policy, engaging in urban agriculture, promoting healthy eating, encouraging cooperative buying, and directing youth toward careers in food-related fields.
A project of DBCFSN, D-Town® Farm is a 7-acre organic farm in downtown 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.
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.
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.
The Detroit People’s Food Co-op will control food production and dissemination to bring good food and wages to an underserved community.