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Women who help fund Black-owned farms win prestigious James Beard culinary award

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As It Happens6:09Women who help fund Black-owned farms win prestigious James Beard culinary award

When Olivia Watkins was a farmer, she saw first-hand how difficult it was for Black people in the agricultural industry to access the funding they need to make their businesses thrive.

That’s why, in 2017, she co-founded the Black Farmer Fund, a non-profit that invests in Black-owned farms in the northeastern U.S. Since then, the organization has raised more than $1 million US to distribute as loans or grants.

This year, Watkins and Black Farmer Fund co-founder Karen Washington took home the Humanitarian of the Year prize at the 2023

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