named programs · 4 · from sources
What they call their work
Affordable Multi-family Farm Housing
Initiative to provide housing for farming families as part of a sustainable, community-based agricultural model
Regenerative Agriculture Initiative
Training program for aspiring Black farmers in New York State, focusing on regenerative farming practices and entry into the hemp industry
Regenerative Farm Incubator
Supports new Black farmers through skills development, land access, and economic opportunities in sustainable agriculture
Youth Camping, Farm, and Forage Expedition
Annual nature-based education and leadership program in Columbia County, NY, designed to reconnect youth with the earth and build survival skills
activities · 6 groups
What they do
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Indigenous and Diaspora Cultural Preservation 1 activity
- Community events on gentrification and cultural preservationOrganizes community events focused on addressing gentrification and promoting cultural preservation within Black and disenfranchised communities.
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Affordable Housing Development and Management 1 activity
- Development of affordable housing integrated with farm operationsDevelops affordable multi-family housing that is integrated with farm operations to support the sustainability and resilience of agricultural communities.
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Civil Rights Advocacy & Litigation 1 activity
- Popular education and community mobilization for social and environmental justiceConducts popular education, movement organizing, and community mobilization campaigns using whole-system thinking, design, technology, and community-engaged arts to shift narratives around race, class, gender, and sexual orientation and advance environmental and social justice.
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Agricultural Training and Education Programs 1 activity
- Regenerative agriculture training and farm incubator programs for farmers of African heritageProvides regenerative agriculture training and operates a farm incubator program to support aspiring and beginning farmers of African heritage in developing farming skills, advancing food sovereignty, and accessing economic opportunities through ecologically sustainable practices.
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Educational Field Trips and Experiential Outings 1 activity
- Youth camping, farm, and forage expeditionsLeads an annual youth camping, farm, and forage expedition to connect young people with land-based learning, food systems, and traditional ecological knowledge.
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Uncategorized 2 activities
- Advancement of decentralized technologies and digital equityAdvances the use of decentralized technologies to shift control and decision-making to distributed networks and promotes digital equity to ensure full societal and economic participation for marginalized communities.
- Land-based eco justice programming integrating Black culture, land, and technologyOperates as a land-based eco justice organization that integrates Black culture, land, and technology to support disenfranchised Black families in becoming self-sustaining and to advance environmental and social resilience.
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financials · form 990 · fy2021
revenue
Total revenue$153K
Contributions & grants$153K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$264K
Program expenses95%
Admin / overhead5%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineFacilities
balance sheet
Total assets$841K
Cash$4K
Investments$0
Liabilities$528K
Net assets$313K
Liquid reserves0.2 mo
3 years on record · 2019–2021 · YoY revenue -60.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2021
Who runs it
paid leadership · 1
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
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| JASMINE BUREMS | PRESIDENT | 40 | $40 |
board members · 3
- ISABELLE FIGARO — TREASURER
- LENORA SALLIE — SECRETARY
- SLOAN LEO — CHAIR
relationships · 1
Who they work with
- NYS Senator Michelle Hinchey Government — Publicly supported legislative expansion of industrial hemp in New York, referenced in connection with the Institute's initiative.
strategies · 5
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Community-Engaged Arts to Shift Cultural Narrativesmethodology: community-engaged_arts_for_social_changeBy using community-engaged arts, design, and creativity, we foster social change, because shifting cultural narratives through participatory expression enables deeper transformation than policy or services alone.
- Cross-Pollination of Practitioners for Regenerative Community Developmentmethodology: cross-pollination_of_practitioners_for_regenerative_community_developmentBy bringing together practitioners from regenerative farming, art, healing, technology, and academia, we co-create solutions for Black family self-sufficiency, because interdisciplinary collaboration generates more holistic and resilient community systems.
- Integrated Housing and Agriculture for Intergenerational Sustainabilitymethodology: integrated_housing_and_agricultureBy combining affordable housing with agricultural land use, we create self-sustaining, intergenerational farming communities, because secure, co-located housing and land access enable long-term stewardship and economic resilience.
- Land-Based Eco Justice Centered on Black Cultural Practicesmethodology: land-based eco justiceBy integrating Black cultural practices with land stewardship and technological innovation, we advance eco justice, because culturally rooted relationships to land produce more resilient and equitable ecological systems.
- Regenerative Agriculture as Economic and Ecological Empowermentmethodology: regenerative-agricultureBy training farmers of African heritage in regenerative agriculture and incubating hemp-based farming enterprises, we build food sovereignty and economic self-determination, because land-based ecological practices restore both soil and community wealth.