Providence Farm
Collective (PFC) was established in 2019 as a non-profit umbrella
organization with a mission of cultivating farmer-led and
community-rooted agriculture and food systems to actualize the rights of
under-resourced peoples. PFC is the only non-profit in WNY that
directly supports refugee, immigrant, BIPOC, and low-income farmers with
access to rural farmland, farming and business education, technical
assistance, markets, and opportunity to farm for income. PFC also offers
youth education and employment programs.
Through
its programs, PFC uplifts the next generation of diverse agricultural
entrepreneurs and community farmers with an emphasis on promoting
self-sufficiency and advancing ecological and human health. Many
community members voice the same reasons for farming at PFC: To build
fresh food and economic security within their communities; grow
culturally relevant crops key to food traditions; connect to
agricultural heritage; enjoy the outdoors; and reap the physical and
mental health benefits the farm provides.
