Organization Membership

  • Criteria

    To become an organization or farm member of Black Farmers United of New York State (BFU-NYS), you must fulfill the following criteria:

    • Be Black-led

    • Serve one or more NYS community

    • Support BFU-NYS’s Solutions

    • Attend at least one monthly membership meeting or other eligible BFU-NYS event*

    • Commit to volunteer at least eighteen hours a year to BFU-NYS

    Once you submit this form, please allow some time for us to verify whether your organization meets these criteria and to notify you of our decision. If accepted, we will share with you next steps to maintain your membership.

    *We will send you a link to join our next membership meeting or other eligible event depending on your form submission answers.

  • Benefits

    If accepted as a member of Black Farmers United of New York State (BFU-NYS), you will receive the following benefits:

    • Community | Join our growing group to network and develop longstanding relationships with people whose food passions match yours.

    • Opportunities | Learn about the latest funding and educational opportunities through our Members Only page, meetings, teach-ins, and other periodic communications.

    • Recognition | Get your farm or food business on our website and in our monthly newsletters.

    • Support | Receive mutual aid and other assistance from your fellow members. Have your concerns heard and addressed during monthly meetings and one-on-one sessions with our membership coordinator.

Attn: Two-month wait time for membership request responses

Given limited staff capacity, the process to review and respond to membership requests is delayed. (We currently do not automate this process because we thoroughly review your short answer responses and your organization’s publicly available information to gauge your alignment with our vision, mission, and values.)

You should receive a response about your membership request within two months. If you do not receive a response within this timeframe, please do not submit another response. Instead, reach out to us at membership@blackfarmersunited.org. We apologize for this delay and look forward to learning more about you!

Become A Farm/Organization Member

Please answer each prompt accurately and thoroughly to help us determine if you meet our criteria for membership.

For more information about our membership process or this form, please email us at We@BlackFarmersUnited.org with the subject line “Membership Questions.”