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The work of Duron Chavis and other Black agriculturalists is crucial because it is rooted in equity and returning that which was lost.

Manchester is one of several neighborhoods in Richmond’s South Side where residents have to drive about between 10 and 15 minutes in most directions to reach a grocery store. And for those without a car, the trip by bus or bike can take even longer.

The goal is to build a community of people descended from the enslaved in Amelia, "so that folks can actively participate in their repair or that healing that comes along with land-based reparations," Chavis said. Central Virginia Agrarian Commons is seeking a conservation easement that would prevent commercial development of the acreage.

The goal is to build a community of people descended from the enslaved in Amelia, "so that folks can actively participate in their repair or that healing that comes along with land-based reparations," Chavis said. Central Virginia Agrarian Commons is seeking a conservation easement that would prevent commercial development of the acreage.

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Redlining left many neighborhoods devoid of trees and greenspace. Now, Richmond is directing funding to community gardens with goals of a more equitable and greener city.

Tuesday, Levar Stoney announced $865,000 in grant money to help create more green space, help those fighting hunger on city streets, and much more.

A team of organizers and program directors has helped drive the plan to develop an affordable housing community in Bensley as an "agrihood" that integrates small-scale farming. From left are Erica Sims of HDA Advisors; Angela Patton, CEO of Girls for a Change; Danielle Freeman Jefferson, also of Girls for a Change; and Duron Chavis,