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
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?
Hans Hageman of Land to Learn was recently on the podcast. He talked about teaching children how to grow food. Due to the COVID-19 quarantine people really learned how important it is to know where our food comes from. Land to Learn was about to ramp up when the quarantine was imposed. Nonetheless, they found … Resources for School and Urban Farming