About this Event
WeABL Farmers Market: We Activate Black Lands
Saturday, October 17, 2026 | 12–6 PM
Join us for a day of Black food, culture, creativity, and community! The WeABL Farmers Market brings together Black farmers, ranchers, artisans, and neighbors to celebrate Black land stewardship and build a circular local economy—one where our dollars support local growers, makers, and communities.
Shop farm-grown goods and value-added products, enjoy Black-owned food trucks, and pick up custom merch featuring designs by local Black artist Nia Musiba. Stay for local Black DJs, line dancing, storytelling booths, resource tables, family-friendly fun, and more!
Why WeABL?
WeABL stands for We Activate Black Lands. This community activation initiative is rooted in Black-led land stewardship and a circular local economy.
Black history is inseparable from land. From land stolen and denied to land cultivated, protected, and carried forward anyway, land has always been a site of struggle and possibility for Black communities.
WeABL exists to ground our work and economy in living practice:
• Relationship instead of abstraction
• Stewardship instead of symbolism
• Collective responsibility instead of one-time action
This market is a beginning: an invitation to build lasting relationships, practice stewardship, and share responsibility for a thriving Black agricultural future.
This is how history becomes ourstory.
Music Throughout the Day
- 12–3 PM: DJ Covi
- 3–6 PM: DJ Renaissance
Meet Our Growing Lineup
Feed’em Freedom Foundation • Black Oregon Land Trust • Black Futures Farm • Feed Black Oregon & HSRN • Land Weaver • Flowers2theFolks • The Bean Queens • Spore Sistaz • Dancing Ranchers • Play, Grow, Learn
Want to Vend?
Vendor spots are still available! Apply here: [https://forms.gle/qdpjFP2968vC2ETF9]
It's free to Vend and Participants will receive travel stipends!
Presented By
The Black Agricultural Ecosystem, a growing network of Black agricultural organizations in Oregon made up of Black Oregon Land Trust (BOLT), Feed’em Freedom Foundation (FFF), and Black Futures Farm (BFF).
Sponsored and funded by 1803 Fund.
Bring your family, invite your neighbors, and come celebrate with us! This is a family-friendly event. No alcohol will be served.
Event venue & nearby stays
717 N Russell St, 717 North Russell Street, Portland, United States
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