July 1, 2020
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Rachel Keidan
Land, food, and farming are intertwined with racial injustice. We have a lot of work to do in ourselves, our organization, and our community to change the myriad systems that reinforce racism and injustice. We each have a role to play, and we invite you to dig in with us. Here are just a few of the articles, resources, and people we’ve been learning from recently:
RESOURCES:
The Food Solutions New England Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge
National Young Farmers Coalition’s Racial Equity Toolkit
READ:
The library of racial equity articles compiled by Food Solutions New England
How Racism has Shaped the American Farming Landscape - Eater
Op-ed: Overthrowing the Food System’s Plantation Paradigm - Civil Eats
Reckoning with racial justice in farm country - Civil Eats
How fostering empathy for the people who feed us could change our food system - Civil Eats
WATCH:
The Hunger for Justice Series - A Growing Culture
LISTEN:
We Deserve Better with Black farmers Angie & June Provost - Pod Save the People
Not Being Racist with Leah Penniman, author of Farming While Black and founder of Soul Fire Farm - Best Advice Show
1619 - a podcast from The New York Times
GIVE: Seek out and support Black, Indigenous and POC-led businesses, work, and organizations.
Somali Bantu Community Association
Businesses listed at BlackOwnedMaine.com
New England Farmers of Color Land Trust
Civil Eats compiled this partial list of organizations working to advance Black food sovereignty