The Just Food Initiative of the Fox Valley celebrated three individuals September 25 who completed the capstone project in “The Young Black Agri-preneurs of Kane County” program.
Xzavier Hill, Demetrius Hill and Jordan Jones each grew a garden at home and produced their own food over the Summer. The gardening activity capped off a series of agricultural lessons that were taught to the young men over the Spring.
The celebration September 25 included a ceremony for the three participants and concluded the first year of the inaugural “Agri-preneurs” program, which aims to interest and train future black farmers for Kane County, where few such farmers, if any, exist.
Just Food, a nonprofit organization based in Batavia that is committed to building sustainable and just food systems, was a partner with the African American Men of Unity, a nonprofit organization based in Aurora, on the program.
To learn more about Just Food, visit facebook.com/JFIFoxValley. For more information about the African American Men of Unity, visit aamou.org.
— Just Food Initiative of the Fox Valley