Raffle Alert: The Lift Every Fork Challenge Has Been Extended
Update: Congratulations to @lifeisfoodieful for winning the raffle!
We’ve got great news folks! You now have more chances to win some of our sauces. Last month, we announced that we partnered up with Lift Every Fork for the Lift Every Fork Challenge. We’ve extended the partnership through the month of October.
Why is the Lift Every Fork Challenge Important?
Lift Every Fork serves as a platform to uplift recognition of Black-owned and BIPOC-owned food businesses throughout the United States. The Challenge encourages people to purchase from often underrecognized groups in the food space. As the pandemic has highlighted, Black/BIPOC businesses face a lack visibility in the food scene and the media due to systemic practices that devalue Black/BIPOC voices. This lack of visibility has been a well-known issue in the food space for a long time. When we’re not invited to the table, the only choice we have is to build our own.
We made this meal of coo coo, callaloo, and steamed flounder using produce from local farms in Prince George’s County, Maryland.
Help us to bring more visibility to Black/BIPOC food businesses. Through October, participants in the Lift Every Fork Challenge will be eligible to win some of our handcrafted signature sauces. Our Caribbean sauces are made in small batches to ensure quality, and they are bursting with flavor! We aim to source our ingredients as locally as possible, and many of the local farms we purchase from are Black-owned. All of our sauces are made with 100% real fruit, vegetables, and herbs, AND they are vegan. Our sauces are all-natural – we do not use any artificial preservatives or fillers. We also ship, so anyone nationwide (United States) can participate.
Entering the challenge is super easy. For the month of October, be sure to:
✔️ Purchase from a Black-owned restaurant or food product business through October 31st
✔️ Post about it on Instagram AND tag 5 friends
✔️ Use #lifteveryforkchallenge in your post or caption
✔️ DM the post to @lifteveryfork. This ensures that she sees the post even if you have a private account.
So, how will you lift every fork? Challenge yourself to try some new spots or food products.
If you’re in the DMV, reference this list from Feed the Malik.
If you’re outside the DMV, here are additional lists you can check out. You can also Google black-owned restaurants in your area.
Please don’t forget to patronize food product businesses that do not have a physical location (ex. ours). Many Black/BIPOC businesses may lack the capital to have a physical space, and selling online is a cost-effective avenue. Many of these businesses ship nationwide or regionally.
We’re doing our part by buying and eating local. The meal above was made using produce from three Black-owned farms in Prince George’s County, Maryland. We got the greens from Queen of Greens Farm, peppers from Tallawah Farms, and herbs from New Brooklyn Farms.
Camella’s Kitchen is run by two ladies from Trinidad and Tobago. Based out of Prince George’s County, Maryland, we’re living our sauciest lives by bringing our bold Caribbean flavors to you! How will you #BeCamellaSaucy? Tell us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, or YouTube!
