History Made in Albuquerque

History Made in Albuquerque

This year’s ASCFG conference in Albuquerque marked a milestone for our community. For the first time, the largest group of Black Flower Farmers ever attended an ASCFG conference. That did not happen by accident. It happened because people showed up, doors opened wider, and community carried itself forward.

Presence matters. Access matters. Community matters.

Being in that space together was powerful, not because of optics, but because of what it made possible. Real conversations. Skill-building. Relationship-building. Visibility. Mutual support. This is what it looks like when people are given genuine access to professional spaces and resources. Not as a gesture, but as participants, leaders, and peers.

We want to extend deep gratitude to Mimo Davis of Urban Buds for helping the ASCFG reach this moment, and to the newly formed Community Engagement and Outreach Committee for their work supporting growers of all kinds. These shifts take intention, labor, and follow-through, and we see that work.

And last, but absolutely not least, thank you to the effervescent Monique of Epiphany Eight Farms, our official cheerleader and unofficial coordinator of Black Flower Farmers. Every community needs someone who keeps the energy alive, the connections strong, and the joy intact. She did all of that and more.

This was a glimpse of what becomes possible when access expands and when we show up together.

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