February 1 begins Black History Month!
To celebrate, we will be learning about many Black people who have had great impact on our world in the areas of farming and gardening.
Today, we will focus on Leah Penniman, an activist and farmer in Upstate New York at Soul Fire Farm. Their website states:
"Soul Fire Farm is an Afro-Indigenous centered community farm committed to uprooting racism and seeding sovereignty in the food system."
Leah Penniman also wrote the book, "Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land" and most recently, an article entitled, "To free ourselves, we must feed ourselves," about food sovereignty.
*Food Sovereignty means growing your own food in your community - which means having more freedom over your own life and less dependence on social systems that are unbalanced and unfair.
*Food sovereignty means that the people who grow the food also control how it is distributed. This means more equitable food systems, care of the environment, and better access to healthy food.
*Each week in class, we will focus on another Black leader who is working to change our society in a positive way.
Read more about Leah Penniman. And watch her video on farming and activism:
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