Our Passion is to Empower our Community!
The Mid-Atlantic Black Farmers’ Caucus is a member-owned, farmer-led cooperative, focused on community driven development which meets the social and economic needs of its communities, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Annual Mid-Atlantic Black Farmers Conference
August 28–29, 2026 · Delaware State University · Dover & Smyrna, Delaware
The Mid-Atlantic Black Farmers Conference brings together farmers, innovators, community leaders, and food justice advocates for two transformative days of learning, celebration, and connection.
Join us at Delaware State University as we explore the full breadth of Black agricultural life, from workshops and a powerful keynote address, to hands-on farm demonstrations, a dazzling fashion show, and a sprawling Delaware Farm Crawl that opens the doors of working farms across the region.
📅 Early Bird Registration!
Mid-Atlantic Black Farmers Markets
The Mid-Atlantic Black Farmers Markets connect our communities with food that is grown close, grown right, and grown by us. From Norfolk to Baltimore, Wilmington to Reading, our regional network of Black Farmers Markets brings the harvest of Black cooperative farmers directly to the people and neighborhoods that have always deserved better access to real, nourishing food. This is not generic "local food." This is food with a name, a farm, and a story behind every item on the table.
Our farmers grow with intention. You'll find culturally diverse crops rooted in Black and African diaspora foodways that connect our communities to where we come from, alongside the broadest range of seasonal Mid-Atlantic produce, all grown using regenerative practices that rebuild soil health and work with the land rather than against it. That combination of cultural depth and ecological stewardship is what makes our food genuinely nutrient-dense: grown in living soil, harvested at peak ripeness, and in your hands within days. When you know your farmer, know their land, and know how they grow — that's local identity sourcing.
Why MABFC Matters
60.8
average age of Black producers
55
Black-operated farms earn less than $5,000 a year in sales
12
acres of Black-owned farmland lost over the past century
2
of U.S. farmers identify as Black today
Our Key Priorities
