BILPOC Farming

“Are we going to be the generation that loses the farm?”

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Farmers are fighting AI companies offering fortunes to build data centers on their land. Can they withstand the pressure — and live to farm another day?

For generations, BILPOC communities in Connecticut have faced systemic racism – they’ve been targeted, criminalized, and marginalized. This is why racial disparities are so deeply entrenched in our state today – it’s why less than 2% of registered farmers in Connecticut are BILPOC, despite long farming histories in many BILPOC communities. It’s why our criminal legal system is marked from top to bottom by persistent racial disparities. And it’s a leading reason that racial and economic segregation in Connecticut is among the worst in the nation.² Fortunately, we can work together for a more equitable, healthy, and just future. Through Cultivating Justice, participants can receive training in civic engagement and community organizing. We are talking with folks about how power works in their communities and working with them to organize for change. They learn how to shape and participate in the decisions that impact their lives and their communities.

Chicks Ahoy Farm Inc. is a Bloomfield-based not-for-profit working to increase the number of BILPOC farmers in Connecticut.