Youth Inspirations
Some of you may remember the posts from my time at East New York Farms! last year… a place that meant so much to me and youth that blew me away with inspiration. Now I want to share some words…
View ArticleThe Mushy Center
There were ten of us. Some rooted in different generations, others in different cultures, and some living in separate places. A few of us had never met before. But all of us shared a passion for...
View ArticleWe OccupytheFoodMovement
There are Black farmers losing land faster than Monsanto can split open seeds; and then there are Black farmers building up land with money handed to them by Wal-Mart. This is the furrow we find...
View ArticleLightning
Oakland was like a bolt of lightning. It split open my mind with a beautiful, powerful energy. It was magnetic. I was drawn to the energy pulsing through the streets of Oakland and intimidated by it at...
View ArticleSeason’s End
Last year, around this time, I was tired of being a vagabond farmer. I’d spent six months on five farms in three different places. I was ready to plant some roots. I began looking for the farm where I...
View ArticleDetour: Meet the Food & Community Fellows
I took a detour last week and backtracked from Atlanta to Asheville, NC ( North Carolina keeps callin’ me back) to attend a conference I was invited to and to connect with the IATP Food and Community...
View ArticleCultivate Change
I want to quickly highlight some wonderful food movement activists and their missions to grow change and address issues like racism and food access. First, Tanya Fields. A friend and activist I was...
View ArticleA Southern Legacy
With orange and red leaves crunching underfoot and crisp, cold air on my cheek, I walked alongside the George Washington Carver Museum and towards the Booker T. Washington monument where voices sang...
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