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2026 One Health Award Recipient

Soul Fire Farm

Petersburg, NY|Founded 2010

About Soul Fire Farm

Soul Fire Farm is an Afro-Indigenous centered community farm committed to uprooting racism and seeding sovereignty in the food system.

"To end racism and injustice in the food system through farming, education, and reparations."

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Why They Were Selected

Pioneering food sovereignty and land reparations movements

Published influential book 'Farming While Black' now used in universities nationwide

Trains BIPOC farmers through intensive immersion programs

Operates sliding-scale CSA serving 100+ families annually

How They Align with One Health

Human Health

Soul Fire Farm's work addresses the health impacts of food apartheid, providing culturally appropriate, nutrient-dense food to communities historically denied access.

Environmental Health

Their Afro-Indigenous farming practices regenerate soil health, increase biodiversity, and sequester carbon while honoring ancestral agricultural knowledge.

Food Systems

By training BIPOC farmers and advocating for land reparations, Soul Fire Farm is building a more equitable food system from the ground up.

Their Impact

Trained 10,000+ Black and Brown farmers since 2010
Operates 80-acre farm using regenerative practices
Donated 50,000+ lbs of produce to food-insecure families
Food sovereignty curriculum adopted by 200+ schools

"We are not saving the land. The land is saving us."

Leah Penniman, Co-Founder

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