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The Black Seed Commons brings together farmers, landowners, land trusts, stakeholders, and communities quarterly to build awareness, understanding, and support for community-centered and land-based commons. Our work is tailored to meet the needs of individuals, families, and communities invested in the effort.
Our mission for developing a workers cooperative on liberated lands is to build and sustain community-driven economy that honors our Black and Indigenous heritage. Through collective ownership and equitable decision-making, we aim to empower our people with meaningful employment and promote social justice. By integrating sustainable practices and leveraging our ancestral knowledge, we strive to enhance local resilience and address systemic inequalities. Our cooperative is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values diversity, equity, and the wisdom of our ancestors, contributing to the broader movement for economic self-determination and environmental stewardship.
Black Seed Commons
Modest Family Solutions offers many ways to show up and get involved in our many outdoor community engagements. Please fill out form for a member to contact you shortly.
Agroecology Climate & Energy A.C.E. 4-H Leadership Club at Ummah Sustained Institute is supported and run through Washington State University’s Snohomish Extension 4-H program.
Visit the WSU Snohomish County Extension page to learn more about the phenomenal education opportunities they provide from the shores of Puget Sound to the tops of mountains and everywhere in between.
Time Banking
Building commUNITY on borrowed time. Modest Family Solutions would like to introduce Agro.Up, a project designed to promote innovation and growth among small food, agricultural, and/or farm businesses, through a community-led, multi-disciplinary approach that broadens access to sustainable livelihoods in the food system industry.
The Agro.Up mission is to transform community members from depending on food subsidies to industrialists in agribusiness. Individuals can time bank in exchange for certified and industry upskills in an ecosystem that inspires, educates, and empowers individuals from underserved socio-economic backgrounds to rebuild our communities.
Certified Volunteer
To volunteer with us please visit the WSU Snohomish County Extension 4H resources page for the 4-H volunteer application (write “A.C.E. Leadership 4-H” as the club's name). Please complete the application and send it to info@modestfamilysolutions.org
You will also need to complete training modules, to work with the youth. Once the modules are completed and references have been checked, you must be approved to volunteer!
If you would like to accompany a trip as a parent, you may fill out an auxiliary application with your email written on the front. Please email completed applications to info@modestfamilysolutions.org with the subject title “Volunteer Application.”
Internships
Modest Family Solutions offers custom internships for career skills in areas of Agroecology, Social Justice and Capacity Building. Your work will provide meaningful opportunities for growth while contributing to an equitable future for all.
Our internships opportunities include program development, recreational activities, outdoor S.T.R.E.A.M. education in both urban and rural settings, nonprofit management, fundraising, curriculum and lesson plan development, trauma informed healing spaces and more. If you have an interest or idea, a generous contribution of your time will be appreciated.
Contact us for more information or if you want to design your own opportunity we are here to listen.