“…a cooperative business that is human-centered and equity-based.”

How We Got Here…

Rooting into the historic significance of our work, our mission, and our cooperative structure, Founder & CEO Angela Dawson tells our story:

We wanted to use this co-ownership model to help level the farming fields and keep agriculture alive and thriving in the United States and in the world. Our co-op provides increased market power to everyone involved and it pools the risks across everyone instead of putting it all on one individual.

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Through economies of size, we reduce the costs, and help farmers stay in the game and make a decent living while they are at it. From farm seeds, access to credit, we support your farms’ success. We do what it takes to ensure our members obtain quality supplies at a fair and/or lowered price with their membership. All producers who do business with the co-op are also eligible to participate in our equity shares program.

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A co-op is a business owned by the people to support their needs that are not met by the government or industry. 40 Acre Cooperative is proud to be the first national black farmer co-op since the reconstruction era in the United States. It starts with us, and it only grows from here. Together, let’s never stop giving back!