About Us
Black Urban Farmers Association (BUFA) was established in 2015 by a group of 12 people who desired to grow & make available healthy, all natural food to the local community with a focus on the African American community.
BUFA original founders include: (in alphabetical order) Almus & Inez Aldridge, Karen Booker, James & Amelia Elliott, Reatha Hardy-Jordan, Glenn & Louise McMillon, Patricia Miller, Ellen Powell, Louie & Susan Small
We are dedicated to selecting crops that promote health and encourage a plant based diet.
We believe in a diverse selection of food and aim to introduce new vegetables and new ways to prepare & enjoy them.
We are committed to healthy soil, sustainable farming and good agricultural practices.
We are inspired by the history of Black farmers in the United States and the contributions they made & continue to make in the arena of healthy food.
We promote healthy eating through education, local farmers market sales, roadside stands, restaurant sales & sales to local area chefs.
We market by word of mouth and through creative use of social media and outreach to local organizations, schools and churches.. Our best testimonials come from satisfied customers.
BUFA original founders include: (in alphabetical order) Almus & Inez Aldridge, Karen Booker, James & Amelia Elliott, Reatha Hardy-Jordan, Glenn & Louise McMillon, Patricia Miller, Ellen Powell, Louie & Susan Small
We are dedicated to selecting crops that promote health and encourage a plant based diet.
We believe in a diverse selection of food and aim to introduce new vegetables and new ways to prepare & enjoy them.
We are committed to healthy soil, sustainable farming and good agricultural practices.
We are inspired by the history of Black farmers in the United States and the contributions they made & continue to make in the arena of healthy food.
We promote healthy eating through education, local farmers market sales, roadside stands, restaurant sales & sales to local area chefs.
We market by word of mouth and through creative use of social media and outreach to local organizations, schools and churches.. Our best testimonials come from satisfied customers.
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Almus Aldridge is a husband, father, grandfather & great grandfather. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army & the U.S. Navy. .
He is a co-founder of the Black Urban Farmer’s Association (BUFA), a group of farmers committed to providing healthy, nutritious food to under- served communities and educating them on the relationship between food & disease. Almus lends his skills in carpentry, plumbing, electrical, layout and design to the BUFA farm. He is dynamic, energetic and willing to go the extra mile to ensure a project exceeds expectations. He is the "tool guy" and loves working with machines, building everything from trellises to raised beds, harvest & prep tables and anything that needs a tool. Ellen Powell is co-founder of the Black Urban Farmers Association and was instrumental in introducing all of our founding members to the Boggs Tract Community Farm. Ellen loves the soil and is the definition of an organic gardener who believes in letting nature do what it does best. She is both a Master Gardener and Master Food Preserver who does classes on canning & food preservation. She is also a master networker and is the connector of our small group of farmers. Ellen is active in the community and has been volunteer coordinator for 5 years bringing groups of all ages to the farm to learn about growing healthy food. She promotes a plant based diet. Inez Aldridge is one of the original BUFA co-founders and works with the team to make crop selections, plan crop rotations & work on preparing for and selling produce at local farmers markets. She loves experimenting with different food combinations and coming up with healthy alternatives to traditional African American cuisine. She enjoys research on ways to introduce healthy foods to the community. James Elliott is a BUFA co-founder and part of the team of active farmers that keep our farm going. James is kind of a reluctant farmer and started with a 20x20 plot at the Boggs Tract Community Farm. He and his wife, grew veggies and little by little James grew to love growing & eating his own fresh vegetables. He loves sports, travelling and cooking especially with fresh ingredients. James works with the design team to build raised beds out of wood & to create beds with compost for growing our crops. Glenn McMillon is a BUFA co-founder and works with the design team to build raised beds, install fencing and anything that requires his assistance. Glenn has boundless energy and is tireless when we have a project to complete. He is a father and grand father who is very involved with his family. He became a member of the Boggs Tract Community Farm in 2015 because his wife, Louise loves gardening. Glenn loves sports and he & Louise love travelling and entertaining friends. James Griffin joins the BUFA team and wears many hats. He juggles several businesses, is a photographer and an avid gardener both at home and at Boggs Tract Community Farm. He is a father and grandfather and loves spending time with family. James is our roving reporter and marketer. He lives in Weston Ranch and is actively involved in bringing healthy produce to the Weston Ranch Community. James has his own cooking show on YouTube, Cooking with the Griff and did the first cooking demo for BUFA at the Boggs Tract Community Farm. He is out in the community daily, making connections and promoting the farms at BUFA and Boggs Tract. He will take the lead in surveying the community and advertising our fresh produce. |