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Learn, grow, and connect within a community of Womanists to uplift and better yourself, each other, and the environment.
OUR MISSION
Black Restorative Agriculture Incubation & Development (BRAID) provides a supportive and uplifting ecosystem for Womanist Cultivators to flourish within the field of agriculture through their commitment to food, justice, and cultural representation, and education.
Our program focuses on collective land stewardship, monocropping, cooperative economics, agriculture technology, and access to climate change assistance.
ABOUT THE BRAID INCUBATOR
Welcome to our community! Members participate in hybrid training modules, collaborative discussions, and an annual in-person retreat during this period. We will cover topics like propagating in our greenhouse, the first seasons of early planting, maintenance harvesting for the summer market, and much more. These engagements are designed to ensure that every member has a voice at the table, as we pool our resources and knowledge to shape the future of agriculture collectively. Cohort members will receive a modest stipend as compensation for their time and efforts.
Our five pillars include representation, leadership, empowerment, access, and prosperity. We want to become part of a network of growers in the Black Belt region, and then nationally, who begin to approach common needs in a new way that supports food sovereignty. We will renew connections with historical, Black-led farming practices and create a pathway to reclaiming our place in the broader farming ecosystem.
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Apply Now - July 15, 2025
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Video Transcript
Narrator 1: For too long, Black farmers have faced hurdles in accessing the resources and support that they need to succeed.
Narrator 2: To fill this gap in the agricultural landscape of the southeast region, an incubator was born. A community of Black Womanists of all ages and experiences who come together to learn, support each other, and share a passion for food justice, cultural representation, and education.
Narrator 1: The name BRAID was inspired by the resilience of women who weave seeds into their hair to ensure survival, keeping traditions alive.
Narrator 2: BRAID: the Black Restorative Agriculture Incubation and Development—an ecosystem for Womanist cultivators to flourish within agriculture.
Narrator 1: We are re-imagining agriculture—cultivating minds, sowing networks that support, challenge, and innovate.
Narrator 2: As advocates for change, as Womanists we believe that when you grow in the know, you grow with purpose, you grow with resilience, you grow with impact.
Narrator 1: A crop is only as good as the soil, it grows in. BRAID.
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