Heber Brown

Heber Brown

The Black Church Food Security Network

Baltimore, MD

 From its beginning in 2015 as a garden planted on church grounds, the Black Church Food Security Network has grown to become a national alliance of more than 200 congregations who work together to co-create BlackFood ecosystems and address the root causes of food apartheid.  Founded by Dr. Heber Brown, the network organizes Black churches who are uniquely positioned to serve as food hubs and distributors to improve community health. Food is sourced from an expanding group of 125 participating Black farms, including an apple orchard in NY and citrus farms in Florida.