This fall, Black Sustainability, Inc. is doubling down on hands-on land education. Whether you've got two hours over lunch or three full days to invest, there's a way to step deeper into AfroIndigenous and NRCS-rooted land practices this season. Here's everything coming up, and why it matters. Why These Trainings Are Needed Black and Afro-Indigenous growers have carried land wisdom for generations, but access to the technical resources, certifications, and funding pathways th

July 27, 2026 Atlanta, GA Picture a room full of Atlanta residents on graduation day, not in caps and gowns, but in the safety vests and hard hats they've spent weeks learning to wear on real job sites. They've spent evenings and weekends studying panel wattage and racking systems, sitting through First Aid/CPR/AED + OSHA 10 certification, and picturing what a solar career could look like for their families. On July 31, this room will fill again -- for the second time! The Co

For JoAnna M. Powell, solar training is the newest tool in a toolbox she's been building for years on Atlanta's Westside. A native Atlanta resident and proud resident of "the BEST side, the Westside," JoAnna serves as President of the Lincoln Homes Neighborhood Association and Program Manager for NPU-G. Her life's work centers on environmental stewardship, equitable community development, and building the kind of long-term neighborhood resilience that means families never hav

Kenneth Stewart isn't waiting for the clean energy boom to arrive in the South. He's training to build it! A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Mr. Stewart has had a career that took him north for awhile before returning to Georgia with his family. After attending a few Black Sustainability programs and events, he learned of this solar opportunity and he applied. He joined our GRID Alternatives training with a resume built on sales, marketing, and customer service, not solar panels

We recently wrapped up our virtual learning series on AfroIndigenous Farming and NRCS Practices which concluded on July 16. This series was an incredible opportunity to connect ancestral agricultural wisdom with modern conservation programs. Over the course of the sessions we explored how traditional land care matches up with formal federal conservation standards. The goal was to give growers the knowledge needed to access resources while staying true to ecological traditions

For Candace "Dr. K" Clark, solar training is the next chapter of a life already devoted to Black sustainability, both in theory and in practice. Originally from Chicago and now based in central Alabama, Dr. K serves as co-executive director of the cooperative Farm Plug Unite and works with Tuskegee University's Carver Integrative Sustainability Center. They recently completed a dissertation exploring a question that shapes everything they do: what does sustainable development

July 10, 11, and 12, 2026 There's a particular kind of quiet that settles over a farm early in the morning, before the work begins, when the dew is still on the leaves and everyone is just arriving, tools in hand, unsure yet of exactly how the day will unfold. That's how our farm brigade weekend at Upendo Estate Farms started. By the time we left, that quiet had turned into something else entirely: the satisfaction of a community that had shown up for the land, and for each

On May 31, 2026, Black Sustainability, Inc., iiwii Farms and Eco-PARADIGM partnered to host an AfroIndigenous Rice Cultivation workshop and NRCS conservation field day at G4 Farms for growers and farmers interested in various irrigation practices. The event was sponsored by Winston County Self Help Cooperative. This workshop was a testament to the range of crops that can be grown on irrigation, looking at NRCS CPS 441 - Microirrigation. Water conservation and rice planting a

Atlanta, GA -- Black Sustainability, Inc. is proud to announce the launch of our first GRID Alternatives IBT120 Cohort in partnership with GRID Alternatives and Community Access to Sustainable Technology & Training (C.A.S.T.) on May 18th and we couldn’t be more excited about what this means for our community and the future we’re building together! This inaugural cohort marks a powerful step forward in our commitment to developing pathways into clean energy careers while equip

On August 16 & 17, 2025, Black Sustainability, Inc. and Eco-PARADIGM hosted another successful AfroEcology Series workshop at the historic Florida A&M University (FAMU) in Tallahassee, Florida. This was a hands-on workshop focused on high-tunnel installation with FAMU's Lola Hampton - Frank Pinder Center for Agroecology (LHFPCA). Alpha Phi Alpha represented! Amongst other attendees, we want to give a shout out to the Alphas who showed up to give us a strength on Saturday! USD

FEBRUARY 10-12, 2023 Black History. Black Land. Black Love. Black Hands. Join Black Sustainability and G4 Farms for a Learning Journey in...