NuLegacyLand-based healing
We connect Black, Indigenous, Queer and Trans New Yorkers whose lives have been devastated by incarceration to the regenerative power of nature and land.
We purchased 20 acres of land in Enfield, New York. We are calling it “The People’s Land.” It will be the site for The NuLegacy Center, which will allow people to live, heal, and thrive in nature. We know that connection to land and nature disrupts the cycles of violence, fear, and trauma caused by the prison industrial complex.
We will build The NuLegacy Center as a community — a retreat and education space, cooperatively owned housing, and farmland. We will train everyone through the construction process in carpentry, plumbing, electrical, land stewardship, and farming.
We will educate on the sacred history of this land, just minutes from the Harriet Tubman Home and dozens of sites on the Underground Railroad — and learn how our ancestors, working towards liberation, became experts in food justice, environmental justice, and land and community sovereignty.
“I think there’s a lot of healing to be done for Black and Indigenous people around land in New York and what has happened. Reconnecting to the land helps us heal from the trauma and atrocities of genocide and slavery.”
- 100+
- system-impacted families introduced to camping, farming and land-based healing
- 20
- acres of “The People’s Land” in Enfield, NY
- 2
- year residency at WILDSEED connecting violence interrupters and NYCHA leaders to land
On The People’s Land, we will…
- Build
A retreat and education space, cooperatively owned housing, and farmland — built as a community.
- Train
Everyone through construction: carpentry, plumbing, electrical, land stewardship, and farming.
- Educate
On the sacred history of this land, minutes from the Harriet Tubman Home and the Underground Railroad.
- Learn
How our ancestors became experts in food justice, environmental justice, and land sovereignty.
This work opens pathways for a deeper appreciation of our liberation history, land reparations and land reclamation. We are forever grateful for the partnership with Chad and Tenah Dyer of Future Allies for making this purchase possible.
What land has already made possible.
- Introduced over 100 system-impacted families to camping, farming and land-based healing.
- Supported short-term housing for families with people in prison and people newly released.
- Awarded a 2-year residency at WILDSEED for violence interrupters, gang-involved individuals and NYCHA resident leaders.
- Selected by NYC’s Hester Street Collaborative to apply for City capital funds and Federal Black Farmer grants.