Providence Farm Collective

About the Organization

Providence Farm Collective is a non-profit that believes in empowering Just and Equitable Access to Food and Farmland. It cultivates farmer-led and community-rooted agriculture and food systems to actualize the rights of under-resourced peoples. PFC has its roots in the Somali Bantu Community Farm, a three-year pilot project. The pilot explored the challenges and opportunities of addressing fresh food insecurity and farmland inequity. PFC is the only organization in Western New York that supports under-resourced farmers needing access to clean, rural farmland, farming and business education, technical assistance, access to markets and the opportunity to farm for income.

Regional Navigator Services

PFC is actively seeking landowners who are interested in making their land available to beginning farmers through lease, sale, or donation. PFC will work with landowners on matching with interested farmers, creating a transition plan, preparing agreements, and connecting to additional specialists as needed.

PFC works primarily with immigrant and refugee populations that are already receiving training through programs at PFC. Farmers interested in launching their farms onto land of their own receive individualized support in developing and implementing farmland access plans.  Farmers not currently enrolled in our programs may reach out to determine if PFC can assist.