Farming While Black

Name/Title

Farming While Black

Description

A comprehensive manual for African-heritage people ready to reclaim their rightful place of dignified agency in the food system. This one-of-a-kind guide provides readers with a concise “how-to” for all aspects of small-scale farming, including: - Finding Land and Resources - Writing a Farm Business Plan - Honoring the Spirits of the Land with Planting and Harvesting Rituals - Restoring Degraded Land through No-Till and Biological Tillage - Crop Planning for Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs - Preserving the Harvest and Saving Seed - Raising Animals Sustainably and Humanely - Urban Farming, including a guide to laws and land access - Movement Building through education, direct action, & policy change

Book Details

Author

Leah Penniman, Karen Washington