Prioritizing spending money on BIPOC-owned products is a direct way to show solidarity and uplift communities of color. We’ve compiled a list of local Black-owned restaurants and farms, as well as Black and POC-owned brands that we carry at the co-op. Companies that have made donations in support of Black Lives Matter are also listed.
We will continue to update the list (and apologize in advance for any accidental omissions). If you have any other companies or organizations that should be added, please share them with us at marketing@alberta.coop.
We certainly don’t have enough products from vendors of color and we hope to change that. If you’re a BIPOC-owned business looking to get on our shelves, fill out a vendor application!
Black-Owned Products On Our Shelves
(The U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of Business Owners defines a Black-owned business as a firm with African-American owners holding at least a 51% or greater stake in the business)
- Alaffia* — skincare
- Mathilde’s Kitchen†— hibiscus drink
- Vibrancy Synergy Bars†—energy bars
- Joyroot Herbal Drinks—herbal teas
POC-Owned Products On Our Shelves
- Annie Chun’s — potstickers
- Choi’s Kimchi† — kimchi
- Dang — Thai rice chips
- Dos Hermanos Bakery† — bread and pastries
- GimMe Snacks — seaweed snacks
- Hot Mama Salsa† — salsas, hot sauces, and chili oils
- Huy Fong Foods — sriracha
- Just Date Syrup — date syrup
- La Riojana* — wine
- Maya Kaimal — simmering sauces, rice, etc.
- Miyoko’s Creamery — vegan cheese
- Nutrigold – vitamins and herbal supplements
- Numi Tea* — tea
- Red Boat Fish Sauce — fish sauce
- Siete Foods — tortillas
- Taste Nirvana — coconut water
- Thai and True — curry paste
- Three Sisters Nixtamal† — tortillas and masa
- Uncle Harry’s† – personal care items
- Yogi Tea — boxed tea
Companies That Are Contributing to Black Lives Matter
- Acure —donated $30k to NAACP
- Alter Eco* — donated 20% of online sales to NAACP
- Amy’s — donating $500k to various organizations
- Badger Balm — donated to various organizations
- Bob’s Red Mill† — donated to NAACP
- Bragg — donated to NAACP
- Choice Organic Teas† — donating $100k to the Equal Justice Initiative
- Clif Bar — donated $100k to Color of Change
- Cocokind — donated over $55k to various organizations
- Dr. Bronners* — donated to multiple organizations
- Ecliptic Brewing† — donating a portion of sales to SEI
- Eco Tools — donating to NAACP
- Four Sigmatic — donated to various organizations
- Kite Hill — donating to NAACP
- Miyoko’s Creamery — donated to NAACP
- Nancy’s Yogurt — donated to the Coalition of Communities of Color
- Nature’s Path*† — donated to various organizations
- NCG — donated $10k to Campaign Zero and $10k to Black Visions Collective
- Nut Pods — donated to various organizations
- Primal Kitchen — donated to various organizations
- Rx Bar — donated $20k to My Block, My Hood, My City
- Seventh Generation — donated $100k to The Bail Project
- Simple Mills — donating $30k to NAACP
- Tony’s Chocolonely* — donated to National Bail Out
- Traditional Medicinals — donated to JEDI Collaborative
†indicates that the company is local
*indicates that the company is fair-trade certified
Black-Owned Restaurants in NE Portland Open During COVID-19
- Sweet Street Barbeque
- Fuel Cafe
- Bole Ethiopian Restaurant
- Kee’s Loaded Kitchen
- Ulicious Smokehouse & BBQ
- Enat Kitchen Restaurant
- Atlas Pizza
- E’Njoni Cafe
- Taste of Soul
- Queen of Sheba Restaurant
- Akadi
- Aberus Restaurant
- Amalfi’s Restaurant
- Fish Fusion
- Kabba’s Kitchen Senegalese Cart
- KISS Coffee
- Mando’s
- Oregon Public House
- Sengatera Ethiopian Restaurant
- Taste of Soul
- Union Burger
- Yaad Style Jamaican Cuisine
Visit iloveblackfood.com for an extensive list of Black-owned eateries in the area.
Black-Owned Local Farms
Black Futures Farm | Portland, OR | Food systems development support, food systems technical assistance, consulting, project management, community facilitation, ideation and incubation of local and regional small business | Website + Instagram | Email: bfscpdx@gmail.com
Food Power Co-op | Portland, OR | Offers community gardening; a seed bank network; food co-op; farm storage and a number of other food sovereignty initiatives | Website
Mudbone Grown | Portland, OR | Enhances food security, reduces energy use, improves community health and well-being, and stabilizes our communities | Website + Instagram | Email: info@mudbonegrown.com
Solidarity! Farm | Southern Oregon | Grows and sells vegetables, herbs, flowers, and indoor plants | Facebook
Village Gardens | Portland, OR | Grows fruits and vegetables | Website | Tel. 503-927-0820
Ark Republic has compiled a list of Black farms all around the country.
