The Black Farmers Collective is a mutual aid network of Black-led, regenerative farms and gardens in partnership with other BIPOC farmers, organizers, and leaders creating a food system for healthier communities.
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tBUG on King 5 Evening
Explore the magical garden in Bellevue known as tBUG
The Bellevue Urban Garden is a place where plants and people grow together. Set just off 156th Ave SE, the garden – known as tBUG – was founded by Maybin Chisebuka. He brings childlike enthusiasm to everything he cultivates, and works the land almost every day regardless of weather. See more >
Food Recovery at FareStart featuring tBUG
Since the pandemic struck, FareStart has provided millions of meals to help reduce hunger and food insecurity in our communities. Our food recovery work helps support this effort. In 2020, FareStart helped divert 232,500 pounds of food from landfills by picking excess produce from local farms and repurposing food donations from local suppliers, farms, and bakeries.
Garden Sauté and Salad at tBUG- MAD IN THE KITCHEN
WHAT AN EXPERIENCE!!!! tBUG or the Bellevue Urban Garden is a magical place near my home envisioned and brought to life by Zambian refugee MAYBIN CHISEBUKA who is on a mission to grow food to feed the world. I had the opportunity to harvest food and cook it with him for this very special episode. We took a little of "EVERYTHING" growing to create see more >
Garden Discovery Walk, October 2021 (Part 1) @ tBUG
Enjoy this visit to the magical tBUG: The Bellevue Urban Garden! tBUG is a 2.7 acre, volunteer-run farm in the Lake Hills Greenbelt that inspires and educates a diverse community on ways to grow nutritious food. See more>
Black Farmers Collective
The Black Farmers Collective is a group of Black led food system activists creating opportunities to improve the health of communities through all aspects of food. The group is committed to teaching about food sovereignty for the Black Indigenous and People of Color communities, through growing, cooking and managing land and food distribution within the community in sustainable ways. KBCS’s Kevin Henry interviewed Black Farmers Collective Initiave, Yes Farm Manager, Hannah Wilson about Yes Farm and the Black Farmers Collective.