A newBWS platform
We connect Black farms with buyers.
Black-owned farms, ranches, and co-ops connecting directly with HBCUs, restaurants, schools, and anyone sourcing fresh food. All in one directory.
The platform connecting Black-owned farms, ranches, and co-ops to HBCU kitchens, churches, schools, restaurants, and institutional buyers.
32,000+ Black farms · 107 HBCUs · One platform
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How it works
Black agriculture meets institutional scale.
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The problem
For decades, HBCU kitchens have bought institutional food from national contractors. Black farms, ranches, and food brands grew in parallel, never connected to those tables. The link was missing. Harvest is that link.
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The supply
More than 32,000 Black-operated farms across the United States. The Federation of Southern Cooperatives. 1890 land-grant institutions. Regional food hubs across the South. This supply already exists, older than most of the technology trying to replace it. Harvest builds on it.
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The solution
Harvest puts it on one platform. Verified producer profiles. Buyer profiles for institutional kitchens. A quote-and-bid workflow. Contract templates co-developed with HBCU law schools. Food safety verification on display. Cooperative economics, made to run.
Why members trust Harvest
Verified producers
Every farm and brand is checked for Black ownership.
Regional logistics
Built on Southern food hubs that already move product.
Contracted supply
Templates co-developed with HBCU law schools.
Never for sale
Member data stays in the village. We do not sell it.
Who is Harvest for?
Three waitlists are open. The first cohort is limited, and early members shape the platform and get first access. Tell us who you are and claim your place.
Producers
Black-owned farms, ranches, co-ops, and food brands. If you grow, raise, or make it, list it and reach institutional buyers.
Buyers
HBCU dining directors. Church food programs. Charter school networks. Black-owned restaurants, caterers, hotels, hospitals, and government procurement teams.
Discovery
Want to find Black farms, ranches, and food brands near you? Claim your place and we will tell you when consumer discovery launches.
In conversation with
Harvest is in active discussion with the organizations that already anchor Black agriculture. These talks are underway. Formal partnerships will be announced as agreements are signed.
- Federation of Southern Cooperatives
- The Common Market
- 1890 Land-Grant Institutions
- Black Church Food Security Network
Voices from the village
The first cohort is forming now. As founding producers and buyers join, their words will live here. We publish real voices only, so these slots stay open until the people behind them claim their place.
Stories from the first Black-owned farms, ranches, and co-ops on Harvest will appear here as the founding cohort forms.
From a founding producer
Words from the first HBCU kitchens, churches, and institutional buyers sourcing through Harvest will appear here as the first contracts take shape.
From a founding buyer
Reflections from the partners and members building this with us will appear here. We will publish real voices, never invented ones.
From the village
Common questions
Who can join as a producer?
Black-owned farms, ranches, co-ops, and food brands across the United States. If you grow it, raise it, or make it, and you are Black-owned, Harvest is for you.
How do you verify Black ownership?
Producers submit ownership documentation during onboarding, and Harvest reviews it before a profile goes live. Every listing a buyer sees has been checked.
When does Harvest launch?
The first cohort is forming now. Members on the waitlist are contacted as we open access, so claiming your place early matters.
How do contracts work?
Buyers and producers agree on terms through a quote-and-bid workflow, using contract templates co-developed with HBCU law schools.
What does it cost?
Joining the waitlist is free. Pricing for the platform is being finalized with the first cohort, and early members help shape it.
What regions do you serve first?
Harvest starts in the South, built on the regional food hubs and the Federation of Southern Cooperatives that already move product, and expands from there.
How is food safety handled?
Producers display food safety verification on their profiles, so institutional kitchens can confirm compliance before they buy.
Is there a free tier?
Claiming your place is free. Any paid features will be shared openly as the platform opens. No surprises.
Who is behind Harvest?
Harvest is built by newBWS, the member-owned professional network for the Black investment ecosystem. It is a sister platform.
We already have a food-service contract. Can we still use Harvest?
Yes. Many institutions run national contracts today. Harvest helps you add verified Black producers alongside them, or as those contracts come up for renewal.
How is my data handled?
Member data stays within the community. Harvest does not sell it, ever.
Can buyers outside HBCUs join?
Yes. Churches, charter schools, restaurants, caterers, hotels, hospitals, and government procurement teams are all welcome.
Built by newBWS
Harvest is a sister platform of newBWS, the member-owned professional network for the Black investment ecosystem. Both run on one conviction: Black America has the talent, the supply, and the demand to keep its own dollars circulating. The technology is the bridge.