Resources & Stories

Resources

"23 Individuals and Organizations Building Stronger Black Communities and Food Systems"
"These 23 organizations and individuals represent a small portion of the efforts underway to fight racism and inequality and to build stronger Black communities and food systems, and I hope you’ll join me in supporting them."
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"Want to See Food and Land Justice for Black Americans? Support These Groups."
Food justice is racial justice. As the nation rises up to protest atrocities against Black people, here are some organizations working to advance Black food sovereignty.
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Sylvanaqua Farms
Out to democratize food and agriculture in the D.C. region.
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Soul Fire Farm
Soul Fire Farm is a BIPOC*-centered community farm committed to ending racism and injustice in the food system.
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Stories

The Thorny Issue of Farmer Pay
In spite of successes, we are struggling to make our small farm profitable—which often leads to increased stress and a sense of failure. We’re grateful that we’ve been able to finance our startup ourselves, but we recognize that most of our farmer colleagues don’t have such reserves.
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Planet Pollinators
As I look out my window in early January at my beehives, I’m in awe of how bees do what they do.
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Hen of the Wood Serves Up Local
Hen of the Wood, so emblematic of the pastoral farm-to-table movement in Vermont, may go as far as a restaurant can to showcase the state’s bounty.
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Cafeteria Cooking: A New Era In VT Schools
We all know that “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.” Similarly, as any parent knows, you can put good, healthy food on kids’ lunch plates but that’s no guarantee they’ll actually eat it.
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