Abby Rose
Leah Penniman from Soul Fire Farm
Leah Penniman from Soul Fire Farm
My hopeful story is about Leah Penniman who wrote a book called farming while Black which is an excellent read. Leah set up a farm in Albany, New York called Soulfire farm and is an amazing communicator. She particularly talks from a black perspective in terms of the relationship to land and farming in the United States. But again, she does it with this elegance and clarity and force that knocks you off your feet. I feel like no one could not be moved by what she says and what she shares, and some of the things she talks about are extremely challenging for many people, including myself. The work she does at soul fire is about empowering young black indigenous leaders, particularly teaching them how to farm and return to land based activities as a form of healing. It's just created a whole momentum shift in the United States and globally.
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Land and Food
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