Healthy Economics™

The Familyhood Connection's mission is to promote programs that bring the generations together to build Healthy Economics.

We define Healthy Economics as the
day a community once termed “low-income,” “underserved,” becomes independent, sustainable.

Will Scott, President ofo the African American Farmers of California. Since 1998, the Mo' Better Food Market has been reconnecting produce grown by African American farmers

Certificate of Appreciation from
Congresswoman Barbara Lee 1998

Recieves Peace Award
from KPFA Radio 2006

Black Farmers Family Day Celebration

Our road towards building Healthy Economics has been to advocate for African American Farmers.

African American Farmers make less than 1/3 of one percent in the state of California.

We believe, if there were more African American farmers producing healthy food, the lack of fresh fruits and vegetables many African American communities face today could be resolved by connecting their produce to new markets within the community.

For the past few decades, several Black Farmer organizations came together to present a class action discrimination lawsuit against the U.S.D.A. and settled for $2.3 billion in 1999.

While this amount may seem like an enormous amount of money, it typically means $50,000 per farmer.

Over the years of pursuiting this "Pigsford Money," many African American farmers have accummulated great debt to continue farming (since the U.S.D.A and other agencies denied them loans, grants, etc).

Over these past decades, many Black farmers have lost their farms, and even their lives trying to make a living growing healthy food for their communities

We believe, while it is true African American farmers have suffered discrimination, it is time for our community to understand the relationship African American farmers have to our complete food system.

Yes, its true, we have been discriminated against, however, we cannot afford to allow this factor keep us away from strengthening our community by supplying it with healthy food.

The African American farmers are doing their part, and the U.S.D.A is trying to make up for its past wrongs.

However, it is up to us to find our farmers and integrate what they produce, within the economic fabric of our community.

Like the U.S.D.A admits its past wrongs, the African American community needs to admit its past neglect of our own farmers.

Once we admit "it". "It meaning, all the jobs we have lost. "It" meaning all the land we have lost. "It" meaning all the food needs we currently have in our community that are not being met. "It" meaning, all the abandoned store fronts, which could be grocery stores, we will realize how important it is make up for these past wrongs and rebuild our community with a simple strategy of feeding ourselves.

We cannot wait for someone else to do this for us...we must do it ourselves!

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David Roach