How to Grow Change Through Black-Led Agriculture
By Leah Penniman
The roots of Black food injustice run deep. The co-founder of Soul Fire Farm explores that painful history, and how supporting Black-run sustainable agriculture initiatives can further real change.
Leah Penniman is the co-founder, co-director, and farm manager of Soul Fire Farm, the author of Farming While Black, and a 20-year veteran in the struggle to build equitable food systems for Black and brown people. She spoke with Food & Wine’s Adina Steiman—while standing in the farm’s carrot patch—on why Black-owned farms have become so rare, why food deserts are actually food apartheid, and how sustainable farming can deliver social justice.
Read the interview here:
https://www.foodandwine.com/news/leah-penniman-interview-soul-fire-farm-black-agriculture