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We had an incredible time at @upendoestatesfarm , coming together to support local growers and land owners, share NRCS, resources, and strengthen our farming community. Every helping hand, every conversation, and every smile reminded us that meaningful change happens when we work together! We’re so grateful to our amazing host Upendo Estates and our partners: OurSpace World ( @blackfoodblackfutures ), @ecoparadigmatlanta , and the @federationofsoutherncoop for helping make this farm assistance weekend possible. Thank you to WCSHC for their sponsorship and everyone who volunteered, participated, and showed up to serve. Your dedication continues to inspire us, and we can’t wait to keep growing together, one partnership, one harvest, and one community at a time! Song by: @jordanjust • • • #reels #explore #blacksustainability #blackandgreen #farm

Meet Brother Charles Greenlea @ecoparadigmatlanta 🌱 A graduate of Cohort 1 of our Installation Basics Training(IBT)program, powered by our partnership with @gridalternatives ! Charles didn’t just complete the program, he’s stepping into our Train-the-Trainer Pipeline, becoming the next generation of instructors shaping Cohort 2 and beyond. This is what community-centered workforce development looks like: alumni becoming leaders, and leaders building pathways for the next conort This week, we’re spotlighting the people behind our clean energy movement! ☀️Learn more about the IBT program and the Train-the-Trainer Pipeline, link in bio! —> www. blacksustainability.org • • • • #BlackSustainability #gridalternatives #atl #atlanta

Real learning. Real voices. Real growth. As week two unfolds, our cohort with @gridalternatives shares what’s been unlocked…new skills, new perspectives, and a deeper connection to the work ahead. #reels #explore #blacksustainability

Our partners at @gridalternatives are on-site giving an inside look at the hands-on training, real panels, real installs! “The impact we are seeing in Southwest Atlanta is driven by community trust, local expertise, and a shared commitment to long-term outcomes.” - Adewale Ogunbadejo, VP of Workforce Development, GRID Alternatives. This is what it looks like when national expertise meets community-led implementation. One more day until Cohort 2 graduates! ☀️Learn more about the IBT program and the Train-the-Trainer pipeline! Link in bio! #reels #explore #atlanta #sustainability

This Black August, in honor of Black Philanthropy Month, we’re inviting our members to reflect and share. Whether Black Sustainability, Inc. helped you reconnect with land, build community, or grow as a practitioner, we want to hear about it. Fill out our short form with the link in our bio, to tell us your story, and if you’d like, upload a photo alongside it. With your permission, we’ll feature your story on our page and social media, tagging you along the way. Use #BlackSustainability to join the conversation. Support is a verb. Love Black. Give Green. 🌱

Family, join us in celebrating our Member of the Month Cosco Jones! Some people find their calling early. Cosco Jones found his at age three, building with Legos and sketching houses in a neighborhood that was often overlooked but never short on potential! Read more in bio!

You eat rice but CAN YOU GROW IT THO? Join us for a virtual AfroIndigenous rice harvesting session with Myles Gaines! 🌾 This event is part of our ongoing rice cultivation series. Join us for a live virtual session dedicated to AfroIndigenous rice harvesting traditions. As part of our ongoing educational series, this interactive gathering highlights the deep history, cultural significance, and practical techniques behind traditional rice cultivation. Guest speaker Myles Gaines will guide participants through the rice harvesting process and share insights into historical tools, land stewardship, and community heritage. Whether you are a grower, new farmer or lifelong learner, this event offers a welcoming space to expand your knowledge and ask questions live. What to Expect: Expert Presentation: Discover the origins, tools, and cultural legacy of Afro Indigenous rice harvesting. Interactive Q and A: Bring your curiosity and get real time answers to your questions. Community Connection: Engage with fellow community members interested in agricultural heritage and traditional food systems. FREE Registration Link In Bio!

Have you registered yet? Join us for a virtual AfroIndigenous rice harvesting session with Myles Gaines! 🌾 This event is part of our ongoing rice cultivation series. Join us for a live virtual session dedicated to AfroIndigenous rice harvesting traditions. As part of our ongoing educational series, this interactive gathering highlights the deep history, cultural significance, and practical techniques behind traditional rice cultivation. Guest speaker Myles Gaines will guide participants through the rice harvesting process and share insights into historical tools, land stewardship, and community heritage. Whether you are a grower, new farmer or lifelong learner, this event offers a welcoming space to expand your knowledge and ask questions live. What to Expect: Expert Presentation: Discover the origins, tools, and cultural legacy of Afro Indigenous rice harvesting. Interactive Q and A: Bring your curiosity and get real time answers to your questions. Community Connection: Engage with fellow community members interested in agricultural heritage and traditional food systems. FREE Registration Link In Bio!

Have you signed up yet? The knowledge is already here. Let’s keep sharing it! AfroEcology Lunch & Learn is back this fall, bringing growers, land stewards, and community together for practical learning, resource sharing, and wisdom exchange. From NRCS technical assistance to irrigation, high tunnels, and AfroEcology in practice, each session is designed to help you take what you learn and put it to work on the land. Join us virtually this fall. September 10 | Technical Assistance October 22 | Irrigation November 5 | High Tunnels December 3 | AfroEcology Panel 12:30–2:30 PM ET Register link in bio: bit.ly/AfroEcoLunchNLearn1

Thank you to everyone who joined Black Sustainability for our virtual conversation on The Climate Issue: Cultural, Afroecology in the Age of AI! We appreciate everyone who showed up to explore the intersections of culture, climate, and artificial intelligence, and to discuss how our cultural values, relationships with the land, and collective actions shape the future we’re building. The climate crisis is more than an environmental issue. It’s cultural, social, and deeply connected to how we live, what we value, and how we care for our communities and the planet. Thank you to everyone who contributed their time, perspectives, questions, and ideas to this important conversation. The work continues as we build a more just and sustainable future together. 2030 is a climate deadline. Let’s keep learning, connecting, and taking action. #BlackSustainability #Afroecology #ClimateJustice #ClimateAction #Sustainability

POV: You just found a room full of people who love this planet as much as you do. 🌍💚 There’s something powerful about finding your people. The ones who understand that sustainability is about more than the environment. It’s about our communities, our cultures, our economies, and the future we’re building together. This Atlanta Climate Week, we’re celebrating the people and organizations putting in the work to create a more sustainable world. At Black Sustainability, Inc., we’re building a global network of sustainability practitioners of Afrikan descent who are committed to restoring balance to our planet and creating thriving communities for generations to come. Are you looking to connect with your people? We invite you to join us! 🌱 Sign up for our newsletter 🌱 Join our ecosystem map 🌱 Tune in October 14 for our Climate & Culture discussion 🌱 Follow us for more updates Visit blacksustainability.org to get connected. #AtlantaClimateWeek #BlackSustainability #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalJustice

Atlanta Climate Week, we’re getting the community SEEDS!🌱 All week long, we’re popping up across Atlanta to distribute seeds, share resources, and equip our communities with the knowledge and tools to grow their own food. 📍 Want to catch us? You’ll have to follow us to find out where we’re popping up next! We’re keeping our locations exclusive to our community, so make sure you’re following along. October 17, catch Qualon at the ATLANTA YOUTH CLIMATE ACTION event on the belt line passing out Climate Kits and putting resources directly into the hands of the people! Food security starts with seeds. Community resilience starts with us. 🌱 Follow along and help us lace Atlanta with seeds all Atlanta Climate Week! Song by: @jordanjust

Thank you to everyone who showed up, shared, swapped, and helped make our Seed Swap at the @collardgreensfest a beautiful reminder of what community can grow. 🌱 Seeds are more than something we plant. They carry culture, knowledge, biodiversity, and the power to grow food on our own terms. From heirloom varieties to growing tips passed from hand to hand, every exchange was an investment in keeping these traditions alive. Thank you to Chris Lemons of @gratitudebotanicalfarm for helping bring this gathering to life and to everyone who came ready to share what they had and take home something new. This is what it looks like to grow together. 🌱

Why do we need seed swaps?🌱 Because our food system should not depend on having access to the same few seeds, from the same few sources. Seed swapping helps communities preserve heirloom varieties, increase biodiversity, share culturally significant crops, and keep the knowledge of growing food alive and moving from hand to hand. This September 27, come exchange more than seeds. Join Chris Lemons of @gratitudebotanicalfarm for a community Seed Swap at the @collardgreensfest ! Bring what you have. Take what you can grow. Share what you know. September 27, 1 PM to 3 PM Hillside International Truth Center, Atlanta Song Garden Groove by @jordanjust

Family, 4 days to go until The Original Collard Greens Cultural Festival! @collardgreensfest 🌱 Join us September 26–27 at the Hillside International Truth Center for two days of learning, community, and seed sharing🌱 On Day 1, stop by our table to learn about the importance of seed sovereignty and test your knowledge with Seed Bingo. You may even leave with a prize or two! 🎖️ On Day 2, bring seeds from your harvest to participate in a community seed swap, facilitated by Brother Chris Lemons of @gratitudebotanicalfarm ! Seeds hold more than potential food. They carry knowledge, culture, history, and the power to sustain our communities. Come learn. Come share. Come grow. 🌱

Bring the whole family out this Saturday! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🌱 The Original Collard Greens Cultural Festival is almost here, and we’ve got two ways for your family to play, learn, and grow together at the Sustainability Pavilion! Children’s Waste Relay ♻️ Kids, pick your favorite grown-up as your teammate! Together you'll race to sort real recyclables, like plastic bottles, cardboard, and cans, into the right bins. It's silly, it's sweet, and it teaches the whole family how to recycle right. WE WILL ALSO HAVE Seed Bingo 🎯 Grab a card and test your knowledge with three levels of play, from seeds you already eat every day, to trickier rounds, to a level where you can even use your phone for help. Everyone from the littlest ones to the grown-ups can play, and there are prizes up for grabs! 📍 The Original Collard Greens Cultural Festival | @collardgreensfest Saturday, September 26th Come learn together, play together, and grow together as a family!!!!!

Family, two weeks to go until The Original Collard Greens Cultural Festival! @collardgreensfest 🌱 Join us September 26–27 at the Sustainability Pavilion for two days of learning, community, and seed sharing🌱 On Day 1, stop by our table to learn about the importance of seed sovereignty and test your knowledge with Seed Bingo. You may even leave with a prize or two! 🎖️ On Day 2, bring seeds from your harvest to participate in a community seed swap, facilitated by Brother Chris Lemons of @gratitudebotanicalfarm ! Seeds hold more than potential food. They carry knowledge, culture, history, and the power to sustain our communities. Come learn. Come share. Come grow. 🌱

Why do we need seed swaps?🌱 Because our food system should not depend on having access to the same few seeds, from the same few sources. Seed swapping helps communities preserve heirloom varieties, increase biodiversity, share culturally significant crops, and keep the knowledge of growing food alive and moving from hand to hand. This September 27, come exchange more than seeds. Join Chris Lemons of @gratitudebotanicalfarm for a community Seed Swap at the @collardgreensfest ! Bring what you have. Take what you can grow. Share what you know. September 27, 1 PM to 3 PM Hillside International Truth Center, Atlanta

Family, Join us August 29, in Fayetteville, GA, as we gather with Roots ’N Earth Family Farm and Elevate Farms to explore the art and responsibility of seed stewardship 🌱 Together, we’ll learn the foundations of seed starting while deepening our connection to food sovereignty, cultural legacy, and growing knowledge that can nourish future generations. Come ready to learn, get your hands in the soil, and grow with us. August 29, 2026 | 10 AM–4 PM In-person | Fayetteville, GA Register today and reserve your place! Link in bio!

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Family, Join us August 29, in Fayetteville, GA, as we gather with Roots ’N Earth Family Farm and Elevate Farms to explore the art and responsibility of seed stewardship 🌱 Together, we’ll learn the foundations of seed starting while deepening our connection to food sovereignty…