Meat and Three
The Color of Agriculture
In honor of Black History Month, we recognize the difficult past and celebrate the undeniable impact of African American farmers on past, present, and future foodways. It’s impossible to distill the entire meaning of Black History in America down to 20 minutes, so we chose to focus on the profound ways that farming can connect history and culture to environment and food.
We begin with two HRN Hall of Fame Honorees, Carla Hall and Leah Penniman, who share stories of struggling to balance the complex history of Soul Food and Farming While Black, while simultaneously using their platforms to improve access to fair, healthy food – especially for African American communities in the US. We also turn our spotlight on the Southeastern African American Organic Network and Harlem Grown, two organizations keeping the culture of Black farming alive.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
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For further reading/listening and articles:
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
National Black Farmers Association
The 2007 Census of Agriculture: Black or African-American Farm Operators
Food Network’s Bio of Carla Hall
HRN: The Farm Report with Leah Penniman
HRN On Tour with Stephen Satterfield
What Happened To America’s Black Farmers?
Black Farmers To Receive Payouts In $1.2 Billion From Federal Lawsuit (2013)
Black Farmers in Georgia Reclaiming Agricultural Roots
NPR: Black Farmers Are Sowing The Seeds Of Health And Empowerment
NPR: 'Farming While Black': A Guide To Finding Power And Dignity Through Food
African American Farmers and Civil Rights By Pete Daniel
NY Times: A Difficult Harvest for America’s Black Farmers
NY Times: African Pastoral: Archaeologists Rewrite History of Farming
