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Many Black people in the U.S. have intentionally disconnected from farming since then because of its association with the painful legacy of slavery. -Natalie Baszile

From the Garden: Black entrepreneurs hope pandemic gardening boom will grow healthier eating By Chandra Thomas Whitfield Kaiser Health News Share Ietef Vita had planned to spend most of 2020 on the road, promoting ” Biomimicz,” the album the rapper had released on his #plantbasedrecords label in January. Vita, known to his fans as “DJ Cavem Moetavation” and “Chef Ietef,” had those plans unexpectedly cut short. “We were in Berkeley, California, on Feb. 29, playing there and liter...

CHANDRA THOMAS WHITFIELD Kaiser Health News DENVER — Ietef Vita had planned to spend most of 2020 on the road, promoting “Biomimicz,” the album the rapper had released on his #plantbasedrecords label in January. Vita, known to his fans as “DJ Cavem Moetavation” and “Chef Ietef,” had those plans unexpectedly cut short. “We were in Berkeley, California, on Feb. 29, playing there and literally got out of town right before they shut the whole coun...

Seed money: Black entrepreneurs hope pandemic gardening boom will grow healthier eating Ietef Vita had planned to spend most of 2020 on the road, promoting "Biomimicz," the album the rapper had released on his #plantbasedrecords label in January. Vita, known to his fans as "DJ Cavem Moetavation" and "Chef Ietef," had those plans unexpectedly cut short. "We were in Berkeley, California, on Feb. 29, playing there and literally got out of town right before they shut the whole country down," recall...

Ietef "DJ Cavem Moetavation" Vita plants seeds with daughter Libya LeaDonvita in the garden at their home outside Denver. Vita is among a growing list of Black gardening enthusiasts-turned-entrepreneurs across the country whove launched seed businesses during the pandemic-inspired gardening boom. Ietef Vita had planned to spend most of 2020 on the road, promoting Biomimicz, the album he had released on his #plantbasedrecords label in January. But the pandemic cut those plans short, says Vita, ...