SUSU commUNITY Farm
Our Purpose
SUSU commUNITY Farm is a 37-acre Afro-Indigenous farm and cultural reclamation project located on the ancestral homelands of the Wabanaki peoples, in so-called Newfane, Vermont. We are an Afro-Indigenous farm rooted in the Black womanist beliefs of our collective ancestors and are committed to existing as a homemade field of love for people of the global majority to gather, heal, and thrive in safety, dignity, and belonging. We do this in honor of our elders and ancestors, connecting us across time and space to those who come before and after us. SUSU is a verb; it moves in reciprocity and rhythm, much like the land we steward. Our commitment to cultural reclamation is not only an antidote to colonialism and racial capitalism but serves as a path to climate resilience. We embody this work by practicing food + land sovereignty, offering land-based connections, and ancestral healing. Our key programs are rooted in the ancestral practices of 1) supporting and uplifting culturally relevant and accessible foodways, 2) offering holistic wellness practices and lifeways, and 3) reclaiming embodied educational and healing practices and rituals.