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sowing seeds of liberation in vermont and building relationships of reciprocity.
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photography @juankasfoto for @loamlove

who we are

SUSU commUNITY farm was created to offer life affirming spaces for Black, Indigenous, People Of Color to thrive.

we believe food, safety, commUNITY, and joy are our birth right.

  • SUSU commUNITY farm is an afroindigenous farm located on 37 acres along the Wantastegok (west river) in so called newfane, vt. SUSU offers land based opportunities for human kin to connect with and build relationship with human and non human kin

    along with developing the botanica, operating csa’s, providing programs and events, we also offer plant walks and tours on the farm

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  • a lovingly curated collection of small batch spiritual, magical and medicinal herbal products formulated with intention and crafted at the speed of trust

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  • a 20 week csa program for people of the global majority and their families, centering culturally relevant african diasporic fruits, veggies, herbal remedies, and beautiful items from local and small businesses

    more on box or resilience (csa)

  • through online and in person engagement, we provide a variety of programming to intentionally build healthy and thriving multigenerational commUNITY

    • a range of programs and events that center safety and belonging for people of the global majority

    • trauma conscious school of liberation

    • youth to liberation pipeline

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  • in person and virtual classes to support people in developing a relationship with our traditional foodways. through this program, participants gain crucial skills to preserve culturally important traditions and practices for working with food as a source of wellbeing

    more on food as medicine

  • we are so excited to connect with new people and organizations who share alignment in values. we collaborate with intention which often means with a slower pace

    find out ways to collaborate with SUSU

our vision

to integrate, cultivate and co-liberate through Afroindigenous culture and spirituality.

  • integrate

    to remember our wholeness, to restore our relationship to freedom and grief, to liberation and rage, to allow the wisdom in our bones to speak the stories that our bodies long to hear

  • cultivate

    to nurture and tend to our ever growing relationships with the land and each other

  • co-liberate

    facilitating containers of communal and collective education to learn from and with each other

  • afro-indigenous

    deeply rooted in Afroindigenous culture and spirituality, which is the heart of our organizational identity

upcoming programs

to the ones who planted seeds of liberation against all odds, and to the ones who chose the water.
we are because you are.

latest SUSU in press

seven days' food writers look back on 2022’s unexpected highlights

SUSU is honored to be included in seven days' unexpected highlights of 2022 along with another Black owned vermont farm, khelcom farm. thank you seven days for uplifting organizations and people in vermont who are elevating our foodways and health through land stewardship.

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afro-indigenous farm plants roots in newfane

SUSU commUNITY members, naomi & amber meeting with bob audette at the farm. discussing the journey of birthing SUSU and seeing the vision realised through support of the commUNITY and developments for the future.

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spiritual, magical and medicinal herbs

the SUSU botanica is a lovingly curated collection of small batch spiritual, magical and medicinal herbal products formulated with intention and crafted at the speed of trust on unceded Abenaki land in vt.

our seasonal rotation of signature products reflects the both rhythmic biodiversity of the lands we tend and the traditional wisdom and creativity of our Afro-indigenous ancestors.