Black farming projects look to recoup historical U.S. land losses
White Americans own 98% of U.S. farmland, advocates say - now rural and urban growers of color are trying to get a fairer share
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White Americans own 98% of U.S. farmland, advocates say - now rural and urban growers of color are trying to get a fairer share
Season two of "Black Space Matters" features Black-led green spaces.
"It’s important to me to paint people who look like the communities they are in," Austin “Auz” Miles says.
Throughout the city, nonprofit and volunteer groups are regrowing the urban forest.
Ohio is the sixth-largest state with beginning farmers, and new funding is available to help those just entering the business to survive the challenges spurred by the pandemic. The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association's Beginning Farmer Program is taking applications for Pandemic Relief Microgrants ranging from $500 to $5,000. Program coordinator Robin Hackett explained the unpredictability and supply chain disruptions of the past two years have been especially tough for early career farmers who are more vulnerable to disruptions. ...