The Resurgence of Black Farming

It’s been a few generations since the Great Migration, and we starting to see a resurgence of African-Americans deciding to return to agriculture and take up farming. On this episode, Deb speaks to current farmers about the reasons they farm, and how they are working to change the difficult relationship between Black Americans and farming. We hear from Ashlee Johnson-Geisse of Brown Girl Farms about why she decided to start a farm in the middle of the 2020 lockdown, Kamal Bell of Sankofa Farms about how his farm's youth programs support his community, and finally Olivia Watkins of the Black Farmer Fund about how she's helping Black farmers become financially sustainable. Setting the Table is part of Whetstone Radio Collective. Learn more about Setting the Table here . Find show notes here .

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The Resurgence of Black Farming is an episode from Setting the Table by Whetstone Radio Collective.

This episode is 33:22 long.

This episode was published on Mar 22, 2022.

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