Farming

Resources For Sustaining Black Food Sovereignty

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Karen Washington’s (Rise & Root Farm) enthusiasm for growing food for our communities is infectious. And even though Karen is doing full time farming now, community gardens are still important. They help create urban oases. We were almost completely unfamiliar with all the information available on urban Black farms. Hopefully, Resources for Sustaining Black Food … Resources For Sustaining Black Food Sovereignty

Sustaining Black Food Sovereignty

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In an earlier season we had an opportunity to talk about the issue of Black rural farmers. Today, we are looking at farming with a more urban focus. Sustaining Black Food Sovereignty is our episode and our dynamic guest is Karen Washington. Karen is one of the four women founders of Rise & Root Farm … Sustaining Black Food Sovereignty

Resources About Black Farmers

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There was so much to learn in our discussion with Tracy McCurty. Most importantly, in addition to the American Recovery Act provisions for Black Farmers, we also learned about the Pigford v. Glickman litigation. As always, we offer you some additional resources about Black farmers. History Pigford Farmers Class Action and Settlement To really understand … Resources About Black Farmers

Justice Ahead for Black Farmers?

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On our last episode we learned about programs that teach children how to grow food. But, we look can also look at farming on the macro level. For decades Black farmers in the US have fought against racism at the United States Agricultural Department. In 1920 14% of farmers in this country were black and … Justice Ahead for Black Farmers?