Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners Conference (BUGS)

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Your Plant Family Reunion is Here

Black Urban Growers (BUGs) and our partners are pleased to present the 12th Annual Black Farmers & Urban Gardeners (BUGS) Conference.

Welcome to Texas!

This year we’re excited to bring together our community in Houston’s historic Third Ward on Friday - Sunday, November 1-3, 2024.

The theme,

Southern Roots: Soil and Soul—Forging Urban and Rural Sovereignty,

bridges the connections between our agrarian family on rural land and our urban kin.

Friday 9am-4pm

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Houston and Prairie View A&M Farm Tours

For the Houston 2024 Southern Roots, Soil and Soul remix, we are thrilled to provide our plant fam with urban and rural farm tours that showcase both Lonestar sprawl and that Big City verve.

AND...drumroll...

BUGs is going Virtual with farm tours that conference goers can access online without leaving the homestead.

Friday 6-9pm

For the Culture Brewery

Welcome Mixer

We’ll celebrate the opening of the conference Friday evening with a mixer at For the Culture Brewing, a Black-owned brewery.

Eat, drink, dance, and mingle with fellow attendees, presenters and local Black food folks for a night of communion and conversation.

Food and drinks will be available for purchase.

Saturday 9am-5:30pm

The University of Houston

Black Farmers & Urban Gardeners Conference

Prepare your mind and heart for a comprehensive line up of hands-on skill building workshops with growers from the entire diaspora.

We will listen, connect and deepen our collective understanding of natural stewardship through authentic learning and panel discussions; finishing with an industry expert keynote speaker.

Saturday 7-11pm

The Ranch Houston

BUGs Bash!

Saturday night, you are all invited to experience pure Texas vibes at The Ranch Houston.

Peruse food & beverage vendors, shop small & artisan, hit the dance floor with a local band & end the night lounging by the bonfire while you listen to cowboy stories and trail riding tales.

NOTE: This event will be open to the public, however, we are marketing this as a sacred space for Black and brown folks.