DBGL Charitable Programs

Rebel Harvest

Food Sovereignty. Community Power.

Urban and rural agricultural development initiative building Black-owned food systems from seed to market — attacking food apartheid with practical, community-owned solutions.

Food Apartheid in Numbers

23.5M

Americans in food deserts

2.5x

More likely for Black communities to lack grocery access

$190B

Annual health cost of diet-related disease in food desert communities

Of US farmland owned by Black farmers (down from 14% in 1920)

135+

Black-owned farms lost per year to land theft, debt, and policy

Program Areas

Urban Farm Development

Site assessment, soil remediation, infrastructure buildout, and operational support for urban farms in food desert communities

Community Garden Networks

Block-level garden programs with shared tools, seeds, training, and market connections

Farmer Training Academy

Hands-on training in sustainable agriculture, business planning, certification, and market access for aspiring Black farmers

Farm-to-Table Distribution

Last-mile distribution networks connecting Black farms directly to restaurants, grocers, and community markets

Land Access Program

Land identification, lease negotiation, and land-trust development to secure agricultural land for Black farmers

Youth Agriculture Pipeline

School and community-based youth programs building the next generation of Black agricultural entrepreneurs

Market Connections

Direct Sales

Farmers markets, CSA subscriptions, and direct-to-consumer sales channels

Wholesale Buyers

Restaurant, grocery, and institutional buyer matchmaking for volume producers

Food Hubs

Aggregation, storage, processing, and distribution infrastructure for small farms

Value-Added Products

Support for processing raw crops into packaged, higher-margin products