Veggies for the People

Veggies for the People Veggies for the People seeks to create an autonomous network of BIPOC worker-owned veggie seedling businesses around the US and world.

And we sell veggie seedlings!

Team RG đź’š
04/11/2024

Team RG đź’š

Look at all the time that’s passed.We have been just floored by the outpouring of love and support for our little projec...
10/22/2020

Look at all the time that’s passed.

We have been just floored by the outpouring of love and support for our little project.

There are difficulties inherent to what this project’s mission is. We believe that while steadfastness is a virtue, we must always be able to receive critique, take inventory of situations and be able to pivot if necessary.

Early on in this project’s inception we had internal issues that caused us to rebrand and head in a different direction personnel-wise. This unintentionally led to there now being two competing businesses, “Black Lives Veggies” and “Veggies for the People”. It was never my intention to be in competition with another Black man for resources or customer base. Additionally, we have been pretty severely critiqued by a prominent Black farmer for where the startup money came from, and that initial investor’s ongoing very vocal support of the project. The critique is of white-saviorism, and I cannot completely disagree with that.

In my opinion the p***c nature and intensity of the discourse around the very existence of Veggies for the People takes away from the actual mission. I have to accept the possibility that Veggies for the People is doing more harm to my community than good. To me, this is an unacceptable outcome.

It is for this reason that we are effectively shutting down.

We have a few outstanding orders and those will be going out shortly and recent donations will be returned.

I look forward to coming back to this space at some point in the future, although I doubt Veggies for the People will ever sell veggie seedlings again.

For that, I direct you to Black Lives Veggies.

Volunteer Day on Saturday from 10am to noon at Tilted House7006 Meador Ave🖤🖤🖤
10/16/2020

Volunteer Day on Saturday from
10am to noon
at Tilted House
7006 Meador Ave
🖤🖤🖤

Thanks, Black Plastic Pot Fairy 🧚‍♂️(keep 'em coming -- 7006 Meador Ave)
10/10/2020

Thanks, Black Plastic Pot Fairy 🧚‍♂️

(keep 'em coming -- 7006 Meador Ave)

10/08/2020

Big changes! We've learned a lot through the first month of BLV and we've decided the next step in our evolution was to transition to Veggies for the People!

Our aim is to focus on creating a nationwide network of BIPOC-led, worker-owned nurseries. We'll be launching our Youtube soon so you can follow along but also get gardening education and maybe talk some of the philosophy behind self-determination for POC!

We will also be launching a Facebook group soon, with the goal to introduce potential VFP collectives to people who may have the resources folks need to be able to start their grow operation.

Are you interested in either forming a collective in your community or donating resources towards the collection of one in your community? LET US KNOW!

Oh yeah, and we sell veggies.

VOLUNTEER DAY -- Saturday, 10/10 at 10am to Noon7204 Shelton Laneđź–¤ đź–¤ đź–¤
10/08/2020

VOLUNTEER DAY -- Saturday, 10/10 at 10am to Noon
7204 Shelton Lane
đź–¤ đź–¤ đź–¤

10/03/2020

Shout out to Jane and Paris and Freddy for holding down BLV Volunteer Day!!
🖤🙏🏽🖤

Today we’re doing our very first POP UP retail shop! Come by and see what we’ve got! Limited quantities and first come f...
10/02/2020

Today we’re doing our very first POP UP retail shop! Come by and see what we’ve got! Limited quantities and first come first serve so we hope to make some new friends today ✊🏽🖤

Awesome things On the horizon. Our first month brought many hard lessons and unexpected blessings. Here’s to month two! ...
10/01/2020

Awesome things On the horizon. Our first month brought many hard lessons and unexpected blessings. Here’s to month two! What are your October garden goals?

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Austin, TX
78757

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