Black Hawk Freedom Ranch
Welcome to Black Hawk Ranch- a small western ranch operation helping marginalized groups within the Phoenix Valley gain freedom and control within their lives. While also bringing beginner rancher/farmers closer to their dreams!We educate and create spaces for those that want to find freedom from food insecurity or wanting to start their own homesteading/farm operations.Currently operating and providing space at in Laveen, Arizona. Subscribe to our newsletter to find out more information about our initiatives and resources.
Who we are
Black Hawk Freedom Ranch is a small business operating in Laveen, Arizona.
Mission & Vision
Black Hawk Ranch's mission is to provide support to beginner farmer/ranchers through education, incubation spaces, and community. Strengthening the food systems within the Phoenix Valley and keeping ranching/farming alive.
Black Hawk Ranch envisions a world where resources and education on growing your own food and having the space to do so is free and available to all. Food insecurity is a thing of the past and housing is accessible too all. A world where you can lean on your neighbor, where community helps community regardless of race, gender, or sexuality.
What we do
Through the use of teaching skills such as ranching, gardening, homesteading, and canning/freezing, BHFR is finding a way to make the food freedom obtainable for everyone.
In doing so, BHFR needs spaces to provide that teaching, thus we are in close and supportive partnership with Misty La Salvia Ranch, a 3rd generation Farm in Laveen, Arizona. There BHFR will be be conducting the following:
- Raising, herding goats
- Community Garden for pantry/food banks
- Incubator pens/corrals AND/OR plots
- Educational workshops from Masters/Experienced farmer/ranchers
These spaces will be available as a SAFE SPACE and will regularly hold workshops, classes, and provide food boxes for underrepresented groups within Arizona. Working with local Food banks to provide free food for those in our community that are in need and/or scholarships for beginner rancher/farmers.
Meet Jay
Jacob "Jay" Brown is a nonbinary individual living in the Valley of the Sun. As a budding leader in the LGBTQIA+ community, he has a passion for volunteering and making a difference for those he can see, hear, and hug. Jacob has raised funds for local non-profits through grassroots fundraisers, facilitated local peer support groups, and provided structure and technological advancements for the small businesses around the valley over the years as a solo business owner.
Black Hawk Ranch is an operation that he founded with his love for community and helping the underserved population within Arizona. He is a first-generation cowpoke working with local farmers/ranchers to pass the knowledge to the next generation while bringing everyone together. Neighbors helping neighbors, one day at a time.
Jay comes from South New Jersey, moving to Arizona in 2015 to attend Arizona State University with a strong background in tech but a childhood dream to own his own ranch with cattle someday.