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An effort to memorialize the homestead of one of Oregon’s first Black farmers illuminates the land’s complicated history.

When Shantae Johnson and Arthur Shavers embarked on their Mudbone Grown agricultural enterprise in 2015, they were doing more than building a farm from scratch, they were changing the narrative of what it means to be a Black farmer in Oregon.

Troutdale incubator site to uplift Black farmers, Local News, Portland local News, Breaking News alerts for Portland city.

A new Black-owned farm is being developed in Troutdale with $500,000 in grant money from Multnomah County.

President Joe Biden is using todays second anniversary of George Floyds murder to sign executive orders on police reform. From criminal justice to business opportunities to diversity, Black leaders cite a mixed bag in advancing racial equity. After Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police, solidarity statements and pledges to take action came from a range of institutions. ...

Editor’s note: This is one in a series of stories about women gardeners in the Rogue Valley. “Mycologists are few and far between. We are underfunded, poorly represented in the context of ...