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BFAA Lifetime Legacy Membership

A Legacy Worth Building.
A Legacy Worth Protecting.

The Black Farmers & Agriculturalists Association honors the work, determination, ownership and opportunities that Black farmers, landowners, business owners and families have created across generations. Lifetime Legacy builds upon that foundation by creating greater opportunities to learn, protect, grow and pursue what is still possible.

Legacy is the land we protect. The businesses we build. The opportunities we create. The knowledge we share. The families we strengthen. And the doors we open for those who come after us.

Lifetime Legacy brings those things together.

Become a Lifetime Legacy Member

The BFAA Lifetime Legacy Story

What We Build Becomes Part of Our Legacy

An older Black couple standing proudly at the edge of the farmland their family has worked for generations

For generations, Black farmers, landowners, entrepreneurs and families have built through determination, resourcefulness and a belief that ownership matters.

Land has been protected. Farms have been worked. Businesses have been built. Families have created opportunities where opportunities did not always exist.

That work matters. And the work continues.

For some families, that work remains visible in land, businesses and assets still held today. For others, the connection continues through heirs and descendants whose families owned, farmed and built before them — even when some of that land or property is no longer in the family’s possession.

This membership provides the information, education, resources and opportunities that help members understand what their families built, protect what they hold today and continue creating what comes next.

Because legacy is not simply something we leave behind. It is something we live, build and strengthen every day.

The Next Chapter

Building on What BFAA Has Started

The Black Farmers & Agriculturalists Association has created a powerful foundation through advocacy, education and its continued commitment to Black farmers, landowners, heirs, business owners and families. Lifetime Legacy is an opportunity to build on that foundation and take the work further.

This is where greater focus is placed on the opportunities that can strengthen what members and their families have today and expand what may be possible tomorrow — from land and agriculture to business, ownership, wealth-building, heirs’ property, estate and succession planning, grants, funding and access to valuable resources.

Through dedicated communications, focused Zoom experiences, education and ongoing access to relevant information and opportunities, members can dig deeper, stay informed and participate in an expanding part of BFAA’s work.

BFAA has already built the foundation. Lifetime Legacy is about how far we can take it.

Build

Turn ideas and opportunities into something tangible through business, entrepreneurship, agriculture, ownership and asset-building.

Grow & Maximize

Strengthen what you already have. Expand farms, businesses, assets and economic potential while becoming better informed about the programs and resources that support your goals.

Protect

Protect the things that matter most: family land, property, ownership and the assets you have worked to build. Members gain greater awareness of heirs' property, land preservation, estate preparation and succession.

Access

Stay informed through dedicated communications, educational Zoom experiences, curated resources and relevant information about programs, funding and opportunities connected to agriculture, business, land, ownership and wealth-building.

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Membership

Your Lifetime Legacy Membership

A one-time membership provides lasting recognition from BFAA, along with the information, education, resources and opportunity access this initiative was created to provide.

Membership includes:

Member Recognition

Recognition of your participation in this distinguished BFAA initiative and your commitment to the values and opportunities it represents.

Personalized Membership Certificate

An official personalized BFAA Lifetime Legacy Certificate recognizing your lifetime participation, available in the established portrait and landscape formats shown on this page.

Dedicated Member Communications

Focused communications with relevant updates, information, resources, opportunities and membership activities.

Member Zoom Experiences

Focused educational conversations and presentations involving subjects such as land, agriculture, business, ownership, wealth-building, family assets and opportunity.

Curated Resources & Opportunities

Relevant information concerning USDA and SBA programs, grants, funding resources, agricultural opportunities, business resources and other programs of interest to members.

Building & Protecting What Matters

Educational information and conversations involving heirs' property, land preservation, estate and succession preparation, business growth, agriculture, ownership, asset-building and protecting what you and your family have worked to create.

Ongoing Member Access

Continued access to dedicated membership communications, educational experiences, relevant resources, updates and opportunities as the Lifetime Legacy initiative develops.

Recognition

A Symbol of Your Lifetime Legacy Commitment

Your personalized certificate recognizes your participation in BFAA Lifetime Legacy and your commitment to continuing the work of building, protecting and pursuing opportunity.

Designed to be displayed and shared with pride, it represents both what has been accomplished and a commitment to what can still be built.

Official BFAA Certificate of Lifetime Membership, landscape format, signed by President Thomas Burrell — Landscape Format
Official BFAA certificate

Official BFAA Certificate of Lifetime Membership, portrait format, signed by President Thomas Burrell — Portrait Format
Official BFAA certificate

Personalized for Each Member

Members provide the exact name they wish to have displayed, so the certificate reads the way it should for years to come, prepared to be framed and displayed with pride.

An older Black farmer showing his granddaughter healthy seeds and a young plant in a sunlit field

What Continues

Protect What Matters. Recognize What’s Possible.

For generations, Black farmers, landowners, business owners and families have created opportunities, built businesses, worked the land and established something of value for those who came after them. In some families, that land and ownership remain. In others, the connection continues through heirs and descendants whose families built and owned before them.

Lifetime Legacy recognizes both.

Through dedicated information, educational conversations, resources and access to relevant opportunities, members can stay informed about the issues that may affect their land, businesses, families and future. From heirs’ property and estate planning to agriculture, business development, funding opportunities and programs through agencies such as USDA and SBA, the focus is on helping members better understand what is available, what may need to be protected and what opportunities may still be ahead.

What was built before matters. So does what you choose to do next.

An older Black couple standing proudly at the edge of their family farmland — What Came Before
A foundation was created.
Honor the knowledge, history, sacrifices, land, businesses and opportunities that earlier generations created, and the families who carry that history forward.

A group of Black farmers and business owners in a bright meeting room during a group education session — What We Build Today
Build, grow and maximize.
Grow businesses. Build assets. Strengthen farms. Pursue opportunity. Expand knowledge. Understand and protect family property, including heirs' property.

Two Black teenagers studying a young crop plant together on a bright morning — What Comes Next
More to carry forward.
Create stronger opportunities, greater ownership, knowledge and resources that heirs and future generations can build upon.

Build today. Create more to carry forward.

Conversations

Conversations That Move Legacy Forward

The conversations within Lifetime Legacy focus on the issues, information and opportunities that can help members better understand what they have, protect what matters, recognize what may be available and continue building toward what comes next.

Generational Wealth

Estate & Succession Planning

Heirs' Property

Land Preservation

Business Development & Growth

Agriculture & Agricultural Business

USDA Programs & Resources

SBA Programs & Resources

Grants & Funding Opportunities

Loan & Application Readiness

Ownership & Asset Building

Preparing What You Build to Continue

What Happens Next

After You Join

01
Join
Complete your one-time $1,000 Lifetime Legacy Membership enrollment.
02
Personalize Your Certificate
BFAA contacts you for the name you would like displayed on your certificate, and for your preferred portrait or landscape format.
03
Complete Your Member Information
Provide your mailing and contact information so BFAA can complete your onboarding.
04
Receive Your Membership Recognition
Your personalized certificate is prepared as official recognition of your lifetime membership.
05
Begin Your Membership Experience
Begin receiving relevant member communications, information about upcoming Zoom experiences, curated resources, updates and opportunities.

Three generations of a Black farming family walking together beside their green farmland in warm afternoon light

Your Legacy Is Still Being Written

The next chapter of BFAA is already taking shape.

Lifetime Legacy creates greater opportunities to learn, access resources, explore funding and programs, strengthen ownership, grow businesses and agricultural interests, protect what matters and continue building from the foundation the Black Farmers & Agriculturalists Association has established.

There is more work to do, more opportunity to pursue and more still possible.

Be part of where BFAA is going next.

BFAA Lifetime Legacy Membership

$1,000

One-Time Lifetime Membership