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Black farmers regenerating land in the face of historical––and current––racism

Black farmers regenerating land in the face of historical––and current––racism

by radiocafe | Aug 6, 2024 | Down to Earth, Food & agriculture, Race/class/gender

P. Wade Ross‘s great grandfather was a runaway slave who bought land in Texas. On this land his descendants founded a non-profit that helps Black farmers and ranchers to succeed in regenerative agriculture.

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Healing the trauma of Black land loss through regenerative rice production

Healing the trauma of Black land loss through regenerative rice production

by radiocafe | Jul 11, 2023 | Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture, Race/class/gender

After the Civil War hundreds of thousands of Black farmers acquired farm land, but through violence, threats, racist policies, and outright theft, millions of acres have been lost. Konda Mason is working to empower black farmers to thrive and to heal historical wounds.

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De-commodifying land: Challenging your inner capitalist

De-commodifying land: Challenging your inner capitalist

by radiocafe | Feb 14, 2023 | Activism, Down to Earth, Food & agriculture, Native & indigenous, Race/class/gender

As land prices and development pressures rise, agrarians and land stewards have a hard time buying and staying on land. Neil Thapar and Mariela Cedeño talk about strategies to convert land from a commodity to what it really is––habitat, ecosystems, and where we grow our food.

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Healing Grounds: The enduring cultures of regenerative agriculture

Healing Grounds: The enduring cultures of regenerative agriculture

by radiocafe | Jan 31, 2023 | Activism, Books, Down to Earth, Environment, Food & agriculture, Native & indigenous, Race/class/gender

In her new book Liz Carlisle explores rich food traditions from the Americas, Asia, and Africa that have survived and thrived in the U.S.—and how they are helping to restore land and climate, and bring about a more just and humane world.

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The food-housing nexus

The food-housing nexus

by radiocafe | Oct 4, 2022 | Activism, Down to Earth, Food & agriculture, Race/class/gender

Professor Phil Warsaw noticed that in urban Black and Latino neighborhoods the price of housing near grocery stores was higher––but the same wasn’t true in more affluent White neighborhoods. Why? And how can planners balance food access and gentrification?

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Got goat? The Vanguard Ranch does, and it’s ready to eat

Got goat? The Vanguard Ranch does, and it’s ready to eat

by radiocafe | Nov 2, 2021 | Activism, Down to Earth, Food & agriculture, Race/class/gender

Renard Turner and his wife are agrarian entrepreneurs who produce local, sustainable, regenerative food at their Virginia goat farm–and they provide a model for future farmers and homesteaders.

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Starting a ranch–from the ground up

Starting a ranch–from the ground up

by radiocafe | Feb 16, 2021 | Down to Earth, Food & agriculture, Race/class/gender

Rachael and James Stewart saw a lack of Black and Brown farmers and ranchers–and an opportunity to serve communities with unusual meat products. So they sold a classic car and started a ranch.

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Deep resilience: healing through herbal medicine, farming, and ancestral memory

Deep resilience: healing through herbal medicine, farming, and ancestral memory

by radiocafe | Dec 15, 2020 | Down to Earth, Food & agriculture, Native & indigenous, Race/class/gender

Jovan Sage carries on traditions passed down from African and Indigenous ancestors, and is a healer on many levels–herbalist, “food alchemist,” farmer, chef, and community organizer.

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Making ag finance work for farmers, not just bankers

Making ag finance work for farmers, not just bankers

by radiocafe | Sep 22, 2020 | Down to Earth, Food & agriculture, Race/class/gender

Many food producers spend so much on interest to banks that they can’t pay for improvements to make their farms more resilient and regenerative. Zach Ducheneaux talks about an alternative that’s already having some success in Indian country.

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The risks and rewards facing young farmers

The risks and rewards facing young farmers

by radiocafe | Aug 11, 2020 | Activism, Down to Earth, Food & agriculture, Politics, Race/class/gender

Vanessa García Polanco is from a farming family that emigrated to the US when she was a teenager. She explores the challenges that young and beginning farmers, and farmers of color, are dealing with–especially during the global pandemic.

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