Farming while Black with Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Leah Penniman, mother, farmer, ordained spiritual teacher, and author co-founded</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Soul Fire Farm, an 80-acre farm in New York, with the mission of reclaiming the inherent right to belong to the earth and have agency in the food system for Black and Brown people. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She has led thousands through farmer training, on her 80-acre farm in New York and internationally in Mexico, Haiti, and Ghana, building solidarity with different communities to strengthen local food systems.  Leah’s book “<a href="https://amzn.to/3Lw35Up" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Farming While Black</a>” is a love song for the earth and her peoples. </span></p> <p><strong>During this episode, we hear Leah’s stories about:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How she first was called to become a farmer </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hope for the future of our planet</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her approach to planning and planting</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How legislation has actively decreased land access to Black and Brown people</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">What land back practice can look like</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You’ll also learn about Suzette, and how growing up Haitian in the San Francisco Bay Area inspired her lifelong planting and cooking journey. </span></p>