Oakland farmers band together to help feed frontline protesters amid demonstrations - SFGate

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Susana Guerrero

June 5, 2020Updated: June 5, 2020 4 a.m.

As demonstrators gathered around Oakland's Frank H. Ogawa Plaza on Wednesday evening, more than 100 packaged meals were distributed to protesters on behalf of Oakland farmers supporting their cause.

Wednesday marked the launch of a partnership between Raised Roots, a black-owned urban farming company, and Black Earth Farms, a farming collective by Pan-African and Pan-Indigenous farmers, to feed frontline protesters in the wake of George Floyd's death while in police custody on May 25.

The ongoing unrest prompted Jamil Burns, founder of Raised Roots, to take action.

"As part of this new wave of protests, we're seeing that the need to support each other is direr than ever," Burns said. "I think a lot of people have woken up to not only to the racial injustices, but the idea that in order for a community to be truly resilient, we have to start relying on each other."

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Burns said that after Black Earth Farms announced it would donate free meals to community members affected by the uprisings, he quickly reached out to help mobilize their effort. At first, it was by way of fresh greens, like lettuce and kale, but then Burns decided to post the campaign on Instagram to ask for donations and gain access to a commercial kitchen.

The post helped assemble a group of farmers, who sell produce at the Ecology Center Farmers' Market in Berkeley, eager to offer a helping hand by donating goods. So far, that has included Avalos Farms, Peach Jamboree, River Dog Farm, and Smit Farm. Base Bamp Bakery and Oyna Natural Foods also made donations.

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