Our Programs
We believe nourishment is a right—not a privilege.
Our work is led by disabled Black, Brown, and Indigenous women & nonbinary leaders with deep roots in Chicago and Milwaukee.
We address food apartheid and environmental violence through hands-on education, community organizing, and wellness access.
Every program we run is designed to restore cultural knowledge, build self-sufficiency, and ensure our communities can feed, heal, and sustain themselves for generations.
🌱 The Green Hub Project
The Green Hub Project combats food apartheid by creating restorative spaces with access to fresh food, wellness tools, and education. Through foraging, medicine-making, and earth stewardship, we empower communities to reclaim traditional practices and build self-sufficiency.
By linking food to health, we foster long-term wellness and a deeper connection to land and collective well-being.
⚱️The Peoples Apothecary
The People’s Apothecary - inspired by “The People’s Free Food Program” and “Free Little library” models, reimagines food access and supports reclamation of traditional knowledge . These fully stocked mobile pantries are being erected in low income & high traffic areas and offer free herbal goods, teas, edible and medicinal plants. Our hope is for The People’s Apothecary to become a hub for connection and information exchange, ultimately with each one being stewarded by community members.
Who It’s For:
Anyone who wants to give Mother Nature a chance to help improve your physical, mental and emotional health!
🌿Plant Medicine & Foraging
Brown People Foundation believes that access to nature is a human right, and earth stewardship is an innate responsibility that comes with that right. We facilitate workshops, plant identification and foraging walks, medicine making, and lectures highlighting the benefits and uses of herbs and plants - particularly those classified and labeled as “weeds.” Our goal is that with every workshop, walk, and lecture folks walk away feeling more informed and empowered about their health and how it is tied to the health of our planet.
Who it's for:
Our #ForageFam is a group of amazing and insightful folks of all backgrounds and ages. We are connected through our love of nature, plants, growing, and sustainability. There are farmers, birders, herbalists, healers, teachers, artists, and more that contribute to our ever growing tapestry of community.
How to Join:
Come to an event!
🏘️The Green Hub Community Space (Coming Soon)
The Green Hub Community Space – A center for workshops, talks, and urban growing, providing fresh microgreens, herbs, and produce while teaching food sovereignty, nutrition, and wellness.
Who it's for: We welcome property donors, funders, contractors, and supply donors to join us. To get involved, email Marissa.
🤝🏾Workshop Facilitation & Speaking Engagements
We would love to talk to your team or group about plant medicine, earth stewardship, DIY growing, spiritual hygiene, and/or birth work! All of our standalone programming and initiatives can be modified, condensed, or expanded for public or private 3rd party groups. This includes school districts, park districts, summer camps, church groups, youth-based, and adult programming.
Offerings Include (but not limited to):
- Plant Walks,
- Indoor Food Growing,
- Community Healing
- Self-Determination 101 Series.
How to Contact:
Please complete our Partner Request Form
Coming Soon...
BPF Merch!
We’re excited to share that Brown People Foundation merch is on the way!
Soon you’ll be able to shop apparel, accessories, and goods that represent our mission of community, wellness, and self-determination.
Stay tuned for the launch — every purchase supports our programs and The Green Hub Community Space.
The Brown People Foundation is an Illinois non-profit corporation, recognized as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations to The Brown People Foundation are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
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