In the Spirit of Agrarian Culture,
Has the Organic Movement Left Black Farmers Behind?
A history of discrimination and powerful cultural differences can often keep Black farmers from growing organic
Jahi Ellis is in survival mode. His island is the 91 acres of farmland he owns in Vidalia, Georgia, nearly 200 miles outside of Atlanta. His current shelter is a shed on his family’s land. His four-year land redemption agreement ends next fall and if he doesn’t come up with the near $60,000 he owes, he could lose it all. Organic farming—and the price premiums it brings—is one of his last strategies for saving his family’s 144-year-old vegetable farm ...
http://civileats.com/2016/01/04/has-the-organic-movement-left-black-farmers-behind/
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Has the Organic Movement Left Black Farmers Behind?
A history of discrimination and powerful cultural differences can often keep Black farmers from growing organic
Jahi Ellis is in survival mode. His island is the 91 acres of farmland he owns in Vidalia, Georgia, nearly 200 miles outside of Atlanta. His current shelter is a shed on his family’s land. His four-year land redemption agreement ends next fall and if he doesn’t come up with the near $60,000 he owes, he could lose it all. Organic farming—and the price premiums it brings—is one of his last strategies for saving his family’s 144-year-old vegetable farm ...
http://civileats.com/2016/01/04/has-the-organic-movement-left-black-farmers-behind/
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