Join us for the third River Market Book Club – this time we are reading “Farming While Black” by Leah Penniman. Leah Penniman is the co-founder of Soul Fire Farm in New York and is committed to ending racism and injustice in the food system. Since 1920 black farmers have lost 14 millions acres of land and have gone from 14% of growers to just 2% today. This book is part memoir, part history, part beginning farming manual and part information on food system activism. Leah shares stories, ... view more »
Join us for the third River Market Book Club – this time we are reading “Farming While Black” by Leah Penniman. Leah Penniman is the co-founder of Soul Fire Farm in New York and is committed to ending racism and injustice in the food system. Since 1920 black farmers have lost 14 millions acres of land and have gone from 14% of growers to just 2% today. This book is part memoir, part history, part beginning farming manual and part information on food system activism. Leah shares stories, cultures, chants, recipes, farming practices and much more from her life’s work as a farmer.
Cost: Free
Facilitators: Karen Hulstrand and Victoria Bradford Styrbicki
This class will be offered online via Zoom app so you won’t have to leave your house. You can register for any of the online classes on River Market website: http://www.rivermarket.coop/news/classes/
After registration, an email link to join this presentation through Zoom will be emailed to you as well as a handout that we will be using in the class.
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