Reclaiming Land as a Black Farmer with Leah Penniman

• The history of black farming in the United States, and why there are so few black farmers today
• Why Leah prefers the term food apartheid, instead of food desert
• Creating a deeper relationship to the land and the food harvested from it, while working a full-time job
• Soul Fire’s revolutionary programming to empower and re-connect BIPOC folk to the land 
• How Leah and her husband started a farm while having other jobs, commitments, and two children
• How to prepare more balanced meals when living in a food dessert
• & MORE!

Resources:

• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• Why Farming Is An Act of Defiance For People Of Color

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