Podcasts about soul fire farm

In honor of Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism officially turning one year old, we are resharing the first-ever episode we released on the series! Featuring Leah Penniman and Lulu Moyo, tune in as we revisit this crucial conversation surrounding the injustices within our food systems and Leah and Lulu's collective goal towards growing lasting change. The Herbal Radio team extends our heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you for listening and learning with us each week from such an esteemed group of experts within their fields. Now, on with the show!  This week on Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we proudly bring you an impactful and galvanizing conversation with two individuals leading the way toward a future of harmony and equity within our food systems. Leah Penniman, the Co-Founder of Soul Fire Farm, and Lulu Moyo, the Co-Director of the Braiding Seeds Fellowship, join us for a thought-provoking conversation surrounding the injustices and deep-rooted racism we continue to face within our food systems today, and their combined missions to facilitate powerful food sovereignty programs and hands-on farming opportunities to train the next generation of activist-farmers and strengthen the movement for food sovereignty and community self-determination. As always, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure. We are honored to have you tag along with us on this botanical ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from will be invaluable to this new series. So please, email us at podcast@mountainroseherbs.com to let us know what solutions you'd like us to uncover within the vast world of herbalism next. About Leah & Lulu:

Hey therapist-turning-coach, ready to discover what to say and how to say it to magnetically attract your dream clients? Then you need Marisa Corcoran in your corner...   In addition to writing the words that get landing pages converting at 60% (or higher!) and crafting personality-filled emails, Marisa helps coaches and creatives craft their uncopyable message inside her signature program, The Copy Confidence Society. She's also the creator of the wildly popular summit, The Copy Chat which has raised over $130K for organizations like Soul Fire Farm, The Headstrong Project, and Sage USA.   When not click-clacking on her laptop, you can find this Harvard grad analyzing a Real Housewives episode like it's government policy and consuming inappropriate amounts of Nutrageous candy bars. This is ESPECIALLY tricky with Brainspotting, amIright? It's such a must-experience, and if you're like me, putting it into words is a strug.gle. at first.    Nevermind the struggle of "what's too much to self-disclose with my coaching clients when I'm a therapist?" Great news!  I've found the solution, and it's in the fun-filled, sassy, hooker with a heart of gold package of Marisa Corcoran, and she did me the enormous honor of coming here to talk about it!   In this episode we cover: Why it's acceptable for me to straight up call Marisa a hooker in this writeup (nay, encouraged)   The Rapport Trap that sucks in therapists, especially if you're a coach on the side (and Marisa's advice to get out of that trap)   Why your website needs a Meet Cute   PLUS the inside scoop on Marisa's upcoming (FREE!) masterclass that I join every.single.time.its.offered.    Links and resources: Pick which of Marisa's Masterclass options you'll attend, and let me know in case we'll be at the same one! I wanna say hi!    Email me your top takeaway at hello@carolynrobistow.net  I'll even get you started.  Copy/paste/fill-in-the-blank: OMG Carolyn I just listened to Ep 81 and my brain is swimming after hearing ____________________ Or DM me the above line on Instagram @carolynrobistow   Secret Podcast for Therapists who want to take more Paid Time Off from 1:1 work this year! Get a Daily Brain Block Buster delivered right to your inbox everyday to nudge you from Hourly Service Provider to Out of Office Therapist!  Subscribe for free at https://carolynrobistow.net/daily  Brainspotting by Dr. David Grand https://amzn.to/3AvtiNK Other Brainspotting Resources and Provider Directory: www.brainspotting.com    

Soul Fire in the City is a program out of Soul Fire Farm which provides raised bed gardens to community members and groups in the 518. The application deadline to be a part of this next season was extended until Feb 24, 2025. Richard Sleeper and Jacob Boston spoke with Danielle Peláez, who manages this program, about who should apply, why this program is successful, and how it changes people's relationships to what they eat. Learn more: https://www.soulfirefarm.org/programs/soul-fire-in-the-city/

In this interview Leah Penniman tells us why and how she started Soul Fire Farm, along with what she would do differently for those starting out or starting over. She discusses her most recent book, Black Earth Wisdom, and the recent adaptation of her first book, Farming While Black, into a documentary movie of the same title. She discusses how, in 1910, about 14% of farms in the United States were Black-owned, compared with about 2% today, and how her books are an effort to help Black farmers reconnect with their agricultural heritage and reclaim it from racism, discrimination and dispossession.In the conversation with host April Parms Jones, they explore land access, soil health, seed keeping, and the cultural connections to farming, emphasizing the importance of community and resilience in the face of challenges. Leah's insights provide an understanding of the historical and spiritual ties that Black communities have with the land, and the ongoing efforts to reclaim and nurture these connections through sustainable practices. Connect With Guest:Website: www.soulfirefarm.orgInstagram: @leahpenniman@soulfirefarm Podcast Sponsors:Huge thanks to our podcast sponsors as they make this podcast FREE to everyone with their generous support:BCS two-wheel tractors are designed and built in Italy where small-scale farming has been a way of life for generations. Discover the beauty of BCS on your farm with PTO-driven implements for soil-working, shredding cover crops, spreading compost, mowing under fences, clearing snow, and more – all powered by a single, gear-driven machine that's tailored to the size and scale of your operation. To learn more, view sale pricing, or locate your nearest dealer, visit BCS America. There are a lot of farm sales platforms out there, but there's only one that's cooperatively owned by farmers. That's GrownBy — your all-in-one solution to simplify farm sales. From start-up market farms to complex and scaled-up CSAs, GrownBy makes online farm sales easy and affordable; setting up your shop is free, and you only pay when you sell. Join over 900 farms who have already signed up for GrownBy, and you're eligible to join the co-op and become a member-owner after your first sale. Visit grownby.com to get started. Tilth Soil makes living soils for organic growers. The base for all our mixes is NOP-compliant compost, made from the 4,000 tons of food scraps we divert from landfills each year. And the results speak for themselves. Get excellent germination, strong transplants, and help us turn these resources back into food. Try a free bag, and check our 2025 seed starter pre-sale for the best prices of the season at tilthsoil.com/gfm. Farmhand is the only ready-to-ride assistant made by and for farmers. Through a simple text or email to Farmhand, you can offload admin tasks, automate your CSA, update your website, and sell more to your customers. Learn more and take one of our many time-saving tasks for a test drive to see firsthand how Farmhand can help you earn more, and work less at farmhand.partners/gfm. Bootstrap Farmer offers a complete range of growing supplies including heat mats, ground cover, frost blankets, silage tarps, irrigation, and trellising. They also make all-metal, all-inclusive greenhouse kits, constructed of steel made in the USA and fabricated in Texas. Their heavy-duty, Midwest-made propagation and microgreens trays will last for years and are available in a full spectrum of colors. For all that plus experienced support for everything they sell, check out Bootstrap Farmer at bootstrapfarmer.com.  Subscribe To Our Magazine -all new subscriptions include a FREE 28-Day Trial

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine we take a break from our regular program to bring you a special episode where we go into our archives to bring you stories around food. We begin with Azuré Keahi of Soul Fire Farm who talks with McKenna Conners about the importance of urban farming and Soul Fire Farm's efforts towards greater food justice and food security; Then, Anna Steltenkamp speaks with Chef Sean Sherman about his efforts to revitalize Native American cuisine; After that, Corinne Carey visits Justin Butts and his Kunekune pigs on the farm; Finally, Mark Dunlea interviews Mark Bittman about his recent book Animal, Vegetable, Junk, the evolution of the unhealthy American food diet, and the need to refocus the food system

The plight of Black farmers in America has a dark history. The trauma of stolen lands and exploited labor may explain why there are now relatively few Black and Indigenous people in farming, agriculture, or even within environmental activism.  Leah Penniman is one farmer fighting to change that. Penniman explains that there’s a rising generation of Black and brown farmers reexamining their relationship to the land and reclaiming the farming and agricultural practices once held by their ancestors.   Penniman, who is the co-founder of Soul Fire Farm, says that “Black farmers had already declined from 14% of the nation's farmers in the early 1900s to just about 1% today.”  As a result of racism and discrimination Penniman says, “millions of acres of land were lost out of the Black community, and with that so much intergenerational wealth and knowledge.”  Penniman says her mission with Soul Fire Farms was to help end racism and injustice in the food system and explore and embrace of her own ancestral heritage to the land and agriculture; “nature as a source of spiritual connection permeates African diasporic thinking and very much informs the way we [operate] at Soul Fire, but also [how] the broader rising generation are conceptualizing our relationship to the land.”   “The food system pertains to all of us. All of us eat, so all of us are connected. All of us are complicit, but also all of us have these immense opportunities to contribute to change as consumers in the food system.” For over 20 years the Reverend Lennox Yearwood has also been fighting for racial and environmental justice. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, Rev. Yearwood has always had a strong affinity for music; “all music, particularly hip-hop and jazz. R&B, the Blues… for me, music was really more a pathway to the soul, just a way to escape. Music is so uplifting, it's so encouraging, it's just so beautiful — particularly with instruments and singing.”   Rev. Yearwood is President and CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus — a national nonprofit, nonpartisan organization which began in 2004 and leverages hip-hop culture to encourage young people to vote and participate in the democratic process. Rev. Yearwood’s passion for music ties into his environmental activism and his work on human rights issues in the Gulf Coast region after Hurricane Katrina.  “Hip-hop’s roots are based in people who have been put in sometimes very difficult situations. They're using their cultural expression to shape their political experience. They’re talking about what they're going through, and they're trying to use music and culture to explain and sometimes bring light to situations.”   “Chuck D said that [hip-hop] ‘became the CNN for those communities.’ And so … listening to that, hearing that music, and hearing the power behind it definitely drew me into wanting to be a part of it.”  More: Chuck D on creating ‘naphic grovels,’ embracing mistakes (Press Play, 2023) Rev. Yearwood is actively involved in seeking environmental justice.  He continually highlights racial disparities and heightens awareness of the social and economic issues that negatively impact Black people.  The Hip Hop Caucus’ short film Underwater Projects sheds light on the coastal urban flooding happening in Norfolk, Virginia — including its effects on a historically Black public housing community.   Eternally hopeful and with a strong sense of faith, Rev. Yearwood is optimistic that things can be done to make life better: “When we come together, we do well. That's my prayer, that's what keeps me excited, motivated, and lets me know that at some point in time… That the power of humanity is just an amazing, beautiful thing.”  Delve deeper into life, philosophy, and what makes us human by joining the Life Examined discussion group on Facebook.

The Farm Report: Live!In collaboration with HRN and the National Young Farmers Coalition, Following a screening of the documentary "Common Ground" Leigh Ollman moderates a spirited conversation about the future of farming with guests Michelle A.T Hughes, Chirs Nickell and Leah Penniman. Chris Nickell (Finca Seremos)- Chris Nickell (they/them) is a community organizer and land steward. With previous work experience in academia, labor organizing, and state government, Chris turned to agriculture in 2022. They farmed vegetables and offered public programming at Stone Barns Center in 2022 and served as crew leader at Cropsey Community Farm in 2023. This year they founded Finca Seremos in Beacon, NY with their spouse, Brenda González. Seremos is a food justice project to grow fresh, organic, nutrient-dense produce for Chris and Brenda's community in Northern Manhattan and the Bronx as well as their new community in the mid-Hudson Valley.Leah Penniman (Soul Fire Farm)- Leah Penniman (all pronouns)  is a Black Kreyol farmer, mother, soil nerd, author, and food justice activist from Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, NY. She co-founded Soul Fire Farm in 2010 with the mission to end racism in the food system and reclaim our ancestral connection to land. As Co-ED and Farm Director, Leah is part of a team that facilitates powerful food sovereignty programs – including farmer training for Black & Brown people, a subsidized farm food distribution program for communities living under food apartheid, and domestic and international organizing toward equity in the food system.Michelle A.T. Hughes (Young Farmers) - Michelle (she/her) is a former hog farmer from New Haven, Connecticut, with a background in agriculture policy. Before serving as Co-Executive Director, Michelle has served in a number of roles at the Coalition beginning as a Farm Bill Organizer in the summer of 2017. From there, Michelle served on the federal policy team as Federal Policy Associate after the passing of the 2018 Farm Bill. Working on federal farm policy reinforced Michelle's desire for equitable change for young farmers and inspired her to design a framework for the organization's racial equity transformation.SUPPORT A BRIGHTERFUTURE FOR U.S.AGRICULTURE.Help our coalition tackle the obstacles preventing talented, passionate young farmers and ranchers from building successful careers in agriculture.   

Clara AgborTabi, Alumni Coordinator at Soul Fire Farm, is one of the panelists speaking after the screening of "Farming While Black" on October 25, at The Sanctuary for Independent Media. Clara spoke about learning collectively, building a relationship with the earth, and shifting the paradigm around land cultivation. Clara spoke with Sina Basila Hickey for Hudson Mohawk Magazine. Learn more about the screening of "Farming While Black": https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/farming-while-black-screening-discussion/

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, Mark Dunlea explores options for phasing out harmful fossil-fuel power plants, in his interview with Megan Carr of the New York Lawyers for Public Interest's Environmental Justice Program. Then, Andrea Cunliffe talks with John Sniezyk of the League of Women Voters about how our votes are counted and protected. After that, retired National Weather Service meteorologist Hugh Johson joins us for our weekly look at climate and his weather forecast. This time he's looking at, looking at comets. Later on, we have an encore presentation from Meg Kelly on the thoughts of Siena College students about climate change and autumnal activities. Our final piece features Leah Penniman, the co-founder of Soul Fire Farm, reflecting on how Black farmers are reconnecting with their roots through land ownership.

"Farming While Black" is a feature-length documentary film which examines the historical plight of Black farmers in the United States and the rising generation reclaiming their rightful ownership to land and reconnecting with their ancestral roots. Leah Penniman, the co-founder of Soul Fire Farm, reflects on this history and the experience of being centered in the film with Aurora Sikelianos for Hudson Mohawk Magazine. "Farming While Black" will be screened at The Sanctuary for Independent Media on October 25, at 7pm with a post-screening panel discussion which will include local Black farmers and gardeners, moderated by Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm. Before the screening, at 5pm, the film's director, Mark Decena, will give a Be The Media! workshop titled "Regenerative Filmmaking– Is it possible?" Learn more: https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/farming-while-black-screening-discussion/

The documentary feature film “Farming While Black” examines the historical plight of Black farmers in the United States and the rising generation of Black farmers reclaiming their rightful ownership to land and reconnecting with their ancestral roots, with Leah Penniman and her Soul Fire Farm cohorts at the center of the story. The film's director is Mark Decena of Kontent Films. He will be coming to The Sanctuary for Independent Media for a Be The Media! workshop ahead of the screening of “Farming While Black” with the focus on “Regenerative Filmmaking– Is it possible?” He spoke with Sina Basila Hickey for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Fridays for Future, the movement started by teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, held a global climate strike on Friday Sept. 20. In Albany, about 100 climate activists gathered at the Governor's Mansion to demand stronger climate action from Governor Hochul, especially in light of recent reports that the state is failing to meet its 2030 goals for emission reductions and renewable energy. The groups urged the Governor to sign the Climate Superfund Act and other bills. The groups addressed how climate justice requires addressing other issues as well, such as war, food, and housing. We hear first from Xan Plymale of Fridays for Future and Extinction Rebellion. Other speakers were Erin Zipman, NeTS (Network for Sustainable Tomorrow; Mehr Sharma, United Tenants of Albany; Joe Seeman, candidate for State Assembly; Rula Saidam, a student from Annur Islamic School; and Nadia Bennett, Soul Fire Farm. By Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Today, we'll hear the story of Soul Fire Farm and one of its founders, Leah Penniman. A new documentary called "Farming While Black" shows how this farm in Upstate New York is part of a larger movement trying to return land to the stewardship of people of color and restore Afro-indigenous farming practices along the way.

Join us for a compelling live webinar interview with Briana Alfaro and Danielle Peláez from Soul Fire Farm as we dig into the rich and essential world of soil as well as the profound relationship we share with soil. This engaging discussion will cover:Is Soil Alive?: Taking a look at the composition and nature of soil and perception of soil and its vital role in sustaining life on Earth.Soul Fire Farm's Soil Practices: An in-depth look at how Soul Fire Farm's regenerative practices in caring for their soil promote biodiversity and ecological balance.Caring for and Honoring Our Soil: Practical advice and insights on nurturing and respecting the soil in our own landscapes.Briana and Danielle will share their expertise, experiences, and ways that Soul Fire Farm partners with the land to help the soil remain vibrant and life-giving. This webinar promises to be a rich exchange of knowledge, fostering a deeper connection to the Earth beneath our feet and inspiring actionable steps to support soil health in our own communities. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn from two passionate experts in regenerative agriculture and soil stewardship!About Soul Fire Farm:  Soul Fire Farm is an Afro-Indigenous centered community farm committed to uprooting racism and seeding sovereignty in the food system. To learn more about Soul Fire Farm and their fantastic work, visit their website at www.soulfirefarm.org.  Briana Alfaro, Soul Fire Farm Administrative Director of Programs & Partnerships, (she/her) is a multiracial, Mexican and Indigenous grower, educator, writer, and activist living in unceded Gayogohó:nǫ˺ territory, in Ithaca, NY. She co-creates educational offerings and supports coalition work as Director of Programs & Partnerships at Soul Fire Farm. Her passion for land stewardship and agriculture is rooted in a long-held infatuation with food and cooking; in her family's experience as campesino farmers and US farm workers; and in a love of nature cultivated by family camping trips as a child. She has worked with National Young Farmers Coalition, Northeast Organic Farming Association of NY, and San Diego Food System Alliance. She holds a M.S. Food Studies from Syracuse University and serves on the Board of the Youth Farm Project. Danielle Peláez, Soul Fire Farm Education Manager, (she/they || ella/elle) is a queer farmer, educator, and land tender. A lover of plantitas, fungi, human and non-human beings, Danielle dreams of serving her community through facilitating (re)connection to the soil, drawing on her roots in the western highlands of Guatemala. As the Farm Education Manager, Dani co-creates and co-leads earth-based educational offerings. They love being outside in all forms (gardening, hiking, foraging, napping in hammocks) and sharing meals with friends.Support the Show.

Food insecurity is an issue that is rife in our country, and one which disproportionately impacts BIPOC communities; under 2% of farms are owned by Black farmers. Soul Fire Farm is an organization dedicated to eradicating racism in our food system, and equipping BIPOC communities with the knowledge and skills to be farmers and food justice leaders. For full show notes, visit: https://www.lifteconomy.com/blog/cheryl-whilbySend us a Text Message.EARLY BIRD SALE: Save 20% when you register for our fall cohort of The Next Economy MBA before July 29th. Learn more: https://lifteconomy.com/mbaSupport the Show.

CommonWealth Herbs is hosting their semi-annual 20% off sale! Use coupon code LAVENDER at checkout to get 20% off ANY OF THEIR COURSES for the entire month of July. LEARN MORE & REGISTER | CommonWealthHerbs.com In this episode of The Herbalist Hour I'm joined by Danielle Peláez and Brooke Bridges. They are both on the team at Soul Fire Farm, a community farm committed to ending racism and injustice in the food system  Danielle is their Farm Education Manager, and Brooke is the CSA /Solidarity Share Assistant Manager. We chat about their food sovereignty program, the mission of Soul Fire Farm, the many projects they're up to, how we can support their work and a whole lot more. A huge THANK YOU to Danielle and Brooke for taking the time with us, and thanks to you, dear listener, for tunin' in! See you in the next episode,  ~Mason  *LINKS & RESOURCES*  Soul Fire Farm | SoulFireFarm.org Take it Home Doc | GET THE DOC 3D Skill Shares | LEARN MORE Liberation on Land Video Series | LEARN MORE Farming While Black IG LIVE | LEARN MORE Uprooting Racism in the Food System | LEARN MORE Virtual Keynotes | LEARN MORE Youth Program | LEARN MORE Soul Fire Farm Calendar | LEARN MORE Soul Fire Farm Newsletter | LEARN MORE

This week for the first episode of Everything You Didn't Know About Herbalism, we proudly bring you an impactful and galvanizing conversation with two individuals leading the way toward a future of harmony and equity within our food systems. Leah Penniman, the Co-Founder of Soul Fire Farm, and Lulu Moyo, the Co-Director of the Braiding Seeds Fellowship, join us for a thought-provoking conversation surrounding the injustices and deep-rooted racism we continue to face within our food systems today, and their combined missions to facilitate powerful food sovereignty programs and hands-on farming opportunities to train the next generation of activist-farmers and strengthen the movement for food sovereignty and community self-determination. As always, we thank you for joining us on this new type of botanical adventure and are honored to have you tag along with us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from will be invaluable to this new series. So please, email us at podcast@mountainroseherbs.com or give us a call at 800-879-3337 to let us know what solutions you'd like us to uncover next within the vast world of herbalism. About Leah & Lulu:

Food systems transformation must be sustainable and inclusive, so nobody is left behind. With the right support, every farmer can rise above challenges and drive development, while empowering others to do the same.From Malawi to Brazil, hear from farmers with disabilities who are rewriting the agricultural narrative. We also explore the importance of racial equity and food sovereignty in global food systems. Finally, we conclude our series on gender-based violence with Alina Luana de Oliveira from La Via Campesina, who discusses efforts to combat this chronic social problem in rural Brazil.This is Farms. Food. Future – a podcast that's good for you, good for the planet and good for farmers. Brought to you by the International Fund for Agricultural Development.For more information:https://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/-/podcast-episode-61La Via Campesina - La Via Campesina, founded in 1993, is an international movement bringing together millions of peasants, landless workers, indigenous people, pastoralists, fishers, migrant farmworkers, small and medium-size farmers, rural women, and peasant youth from around the world. Built on a solid sense of unity and solidarity, it defends peasant agriculture for food sovereignty.Light for the World International: Disability & Development NGO - With your support, we contribute to improving health systems, enabling education for all, and amplifying the voices of people with disabilities in the workplace and beyond. In short: we break down unjust barriers to unlock the potential in all of us!SPARK - The SPARK program uses a systemic action learning approach to impact the lives of at least 7,000 persons with disabilities in Burkina Faso, India, Mozambique, and Malawi. This approach will enable them to become fully engaged in the economic activities of selected agricultural and pastoral value chains.SOUL FIRE FARM – Ending racism and injustice in the food system - Soul Fire Farm is an Afro-Indigenous centered community farm committed to uprooting racism and seeding sovereignty in the food system. We raise and distribute life-giving food as a means to end food apartheid. With deep reverence for the land and wisdom of our ancestors, we work to reclaim our collective right to belong to the earth and to have agency in the food system.Crisis Response Initiative - IFAD's mission is to create inclusive and sustainable rural economies, where people live free from poverty and hunger. While we are focused on long-term development, we also need to mitigate shocks that arise in this era of converging crises—from COVID-19, to climate change, to the war in Ukraine.

Time to get our hands dirty and get those plants in the ground. Soul Fire Farm has opportunities to get involved, get educated, and get engaged. Soul Fire Farm's Farm Education Manager spoke with A'livija Mullins-Richard for Hudson Mohawk Magazine. Learn more at soulfirefarm.org

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine: First, Mark Dunlea brings us an interview with Troy Mayor Carmela Mantello, where they talk about the work she's done in office up to this point. Then, Elizabeth “EP” Press talks about the Rensco Drug Dealer Registry with NYCLU. Later on, Andrea Cunliffe brings us to the Albany Rural Cemetery for a conversation with the 3rd-great grandson of Amos Dean. After that, Brea Bathel talks to Librarian Laurie Dreyer, who gives us her summer novel suggestions as part of this months library update. Finally, A'livija Mullins-Richard talks to Soul Fire Farm about upcoming programing.

On Friday, May 3, Third Act and Rivers and Mountains Green Faith, along with several dozen climate and faith groups, held a Stop Funding Climate Chaos march in downtown Albany to target banks that continue to provide tens of billions of dollars in financing to enable fossil fuel companies to expand their operations. We hear from Michael Richardson of Third Act and Green Faith; march leader John Seakwood; Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm; Greg Giorgio of the International Workers of the World; and, Pete Looker. Rally Emcee John Seakwood outlines the fossil fuel financing of Chase Bank. This has been Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

This hour, we are taking a look at how race has impacted agriculture and the environmental movement. Leah Penniman, Co-Executive Director and Farm Director at Soul Fire Farm, talks about her book Black Earth Wisdom: Soulful Conversations with Black Environmentalists. The discussion touches on everything from Leah's childhood to how the creation of some of the most prominent national parks in the U.S. is linked to the eugenics movement. And Dr. Dorceta Taylor, a professor at the Yale School of the Environment, explains what environmental justice is, and why we need to think about marginalized communities when we think about the environment. For more information on Soul Fire Farm, you can visit their website. You can read Dorceta Taylor's research on disparities in environmental grantmaking through ResearchGate. GUESTS: Leah Penniman: Co-Executive Director and Farm Director at Soul Fire Farm, author of Black Earth Wisdom: Soulful Conversations with Black Environmentalists. Dorceta Taylor: Professor and Senior Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Yale School of the Environment. She was interviewed for Leah Penniman's book Black Earth Wisdom and is author of multiple books herself, including The Rise of the American Conservation Movement:  Power, Privilege, and Environmental Protection. This episode originally aired on April 26, 2023.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join us and 15 of Karen Washington's dear friends, family, mentees, and collaborators in wishing her a very happy 70th birthday with this episode featuring food and plant stories about our Farmy Godmother. Karen has been instrumental in the creation and guidance of neighborhood organizations such as Garden of Happiness, La Familia Verde Coalition and Farmers Market, and Bronx Green Up, as well as Farm School NYC, Black Urban Growers, and the Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners Conference. She serves on the board of Soul Fire Farm, the Black Farmer Fund, and the Mary Mitchell Center and has been a part of so many others such as Just Food (where we first met) and New York Botanic Garden, and was once the president of the New York City Community Garden Coalition, organizing to protect the gardens from development. She is one of the four co-founders and owners of Rise & Root Farm in Chester, NY. More importantly, Karen is a fierce fighter for gardens and justice and loves her friends and families with gusto and grits. We hope these stories reveal her love and knack for investing in community and her life-long commitment to rising and rooting for justice.  PEOPLE WITH KAREN STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Karen Washington Lorrie Clevenger - Rise and Root Farm, Black Urban Growers, and Farm School NYC; formerly of Just Food and WhyHunger. Leah Penniman - Soul Fire Farm Cheryl Holt - Karen's neighbor, Garden of Happiness Kendra Washington Bass - Karen's daughter Kitty Williams - Taqwa Community Farm, Iridescent Earth Collective; formerly of Bronx Green Up Ashanti Williams -Taqwa Community Farm, Black Yard Farm Julian Bass - Karen's grandson Nicole Ndiaye - NAHE, Bathgate Community Garden Gabriela Pereyra - Northeast Farmers of Color Land Trust  Aleyna Rodriguez - Mary Mitchell Center Ursula Chanse - Bronx Green Up, New York Botanic Garden Michael Hurwitz - Landing Light Strategies; formerly of Added Value and Greenmarket Kathleen McTigue - AmeriCorps; formerly of Just Food and New Roots Community Farm Frances Perez Rodriguez - Farm School NYC Jane Hayes Hodge - Rise and Root Farm; formerly of Just Food and Farm School NYC THIS EPISODE SUPPORTED BY: YOU! Please become a Patron for $1 or more a month at Patreon.com/trueloveseeds A Bookkeeping Cooperative: https://bookkeeping.coop/home/ ABOUT: Seeds And Their People is a radio show where we feature seed stories told by the people who truly love them. Hosted by Owen Taylor of Truelove Seeds and Chris Bolden-Newsome of Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram's Garden. trueloveseeds.com/blogs/satpradio   FIND OWEN HERE: Truelove Seeds Facebook  |  Instagram  |  Twitter   FIND CHRIS HERE: Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram's Garden   THANKS TO: Queen Karen Jane Hayes Hodge for helping make this happen Emilio Sweet-Coll for help with audio editing   Our Patreon members and A Bookkeeping Cooperative

A Ned's Declassified icon is here today! Please welcome the one and only Claire Sawyer Future Lawyer, played by Brooke Bridges. Brooke and the gang talk all about the good and bad of her time on Neds, including what she didn't like about her role. She also shares her true crush on the show (hint: it wasn't Daniel), mental health struggles, and her new life working for Soul Fire Farm, a nonprofit focused on ending racism and injustice in the food industry. What was Brooke's favorite thing to do on the Ned's set? Why did Brooke turn down Daniel? How did Devon ruin his sister's life? Make sure and check out Brooke's Botanicals at https://www.brookesbotanicals.co/ Follow @NedsDeclassifiedPod on Instagram & Facebook, and @NedsPod on TikTok. Want access to weekly bonus videos, exclusive behind-the-scenes content and more? Join our Patreon now at patreon.com/NedsPod. Celebrate 4/20 exactly how you want to with MOOD. Get 20% off your first order plus a free THCa pre-roll at https://hellomood.com with promo code NEDS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A Ned's Declassified icon is here today! Please welcome the one and only Claire Sawyer Future Lawyer, played by Brooke Bridges. Brooke and the gang talk all about the good and bad of her time on Neds, including what she didn't like about her role. She also shares her true crush on the show (hint: it wasn't Daniel), mental health struggles, and her new life working for Soul Fire Farm, a nonprofit focused on ending racism and injustice in the food industry. What was Brooke's favorite thing to do on the Ned's set? Why did Brooke turn down Daniel? How did Devon ruin his sister's life? Follow @NedsDeclassifiedPod on Instagram & Facebook, and @NedsPod on TikTok. Want access to weekly bonus videos, exclusive behind-the-scenes content and more? Join our Patreon now at patreon.com/NedsPod. Celebrate 4/20 exactly how you want to with MOOD. Get 20% off your first order plus a free THCa pre-roll at https://hellomood.com with promo code NEDS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rooted in Taína Asili's artistic journey creating music that addresses the intersectional issues related to the urgency of climate change, Taína created the multimedia show "Fever Pitch." The event ended with a community roundtable, an opportunity for the community to discuss solutions with some local leaders in the movement. This is a recording from statements made by panelists Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm. Alÿcia Bacon of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Xanthe Plymale of Fridays for Future: Capital District NY, and Merton Simpson of Sheridan Hollow Alliance for Renewable Energy (SHARE). This recording was edited by Sina Basila Hickey

The Disrupted team is welcoming the new year by choosing a few of the episodes we loved from 2023. We have so many favorites that we couldn't reair all of them, but these are a few that we wanted to listen back to. This week, our host Khalilah Brown-Dean chose our episode on how race has impacted agriculture and the environmental movement. Leah Penniman, Co-Executive Director and Farm Director at Soul Fire Farm, talks about her new book Black Earth Wisdom: Soulful Conversations with Black Environmentalists. The discussion touches on everything from Leah's childhood to how the creation of some of the most prominent national parks in the U.S. is linked to the eugenics movement. And Dr. Dorceta Taylor, a professor at the Yale School of the Environment, explains what environmental justice is, and why we need to think about marginalized communities when we think about the environment. For more information on Soul Fire Farm, you can visit their website. You can read Dorceta Taylor's research on disparities in environmental grantmakng through ResearchGate. GUESTS: Leah Penniman: Co-Executive Director and Farm Director at Soul Fire Farm, author of Black Earth Wisdom: Soulful Conversations with Black Environmentalists. Dorceta Taylor: Professor and Senior Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Yale School of the Environment. She was interviewed for Leah Penniman's book Black Earth Wisdom and is author of multiple books herself, including The Rise of the American Conservation Movement:  Power, Privilege, and Environmental Protection. This episode originally aired on April 26, 2023.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you KNOW copy is queen (cuz it is), and you KNOW you want to get better at it (cuz ya do), you'll want to bookmark this interview my friend.   My guest (and dear friend), Marisa Corcoran, delivers absolute GOLD in this quick hit episode, leaving you with not one, not two, but THREE applicable practices to create copy that stands out. I'm talking, “go implement into your emails and posts right away to get responses from ideal clients” type of gold.    In addition to writing the words that get landing pages converting at 60% (or higher!) and crafting personality-filled emails, Marisa helps coaches and creatives craft their uncopyable message inside her signature program, The Copy Confidence Society. She's also the creator of the wildly popular summit, The Copy Chat which has raised over $100K for organizations like Soul Fire Farm, The Headstrong Project, and Sage USA.   You're in for a real treat with this episode, so sit back, get ready to take notes and enjoy!   Marisa's Links:   Follow Marisa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoni/    50+ Scroll Stopping Subject Lines: https://marisacorcoran.com/subjectlines    Meg's Links:   →Get my Free Guide: My Top 5 Performing Instagram Posts: plug-n-play templates for IG content that made me $30K in sales: https://meganyelaney.com/top-5-posts  If you're on Instagram, shoot me a DM! @meganyelaney   

Rahanna Bisseret Martinez was a contestant on Top Chef Junior, and she's cooked at some of the best restaurants in the world, including Dominique Ansel Bakery, Chez Panisse, Broken Spanish, Emeril's and Tartine Bakery. Rahanna is the author of the cookbook, Flavor + Us. And she's still in college! Producers Katrice Claudio and Tagan Engel talk with Rahanna about her book, her busy life and her love of food from all over the world. And, we meet a New Britain family who turned their lawn into a pick-what-you-need garden for their community. GUESTS: Rahanna Bisseret Martinez: Chef and author of Flavor + Us: Cooking for Everyone (@rahanna.bisseret.martinez) Kristianna Smith and Mike Saraceno: Curators and cultivators of a take-what-you-need garden in New Britain, Conn. (@ourgardennb) You can donate books to the garden's book box through Possible Futures. FEATURED RECIPES: Concha SconesDry-Fried Green BeansTie-Dye Berry Paletas LEARN MORE: Listen to Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm talk with Khalilah Brown-Dean about how Black Americans are reclaiming their relationship with nature on an episode of Disrupted. This show was produced by Robyn Doyon-Aitken, Catie Talarski, Meg Dalton, Katrice Claudio, Stephanie Stender, Meg Fitzgerald, Tagan Engel and Sabrina Herrera. Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and email: seasoned@ctpublic.org. Seasoned is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.Support the show: https://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today I speak with Zoe Adjonyoh, who is a pioneer in bringing West African flavors to a wider audience. She's the author of the acclaimed cookbook, Zoe's Ghana Kitchen and is the founder of the spice company by the same name. Zoe describes her background as half Irish and half Ghanaian, and how she used food to connect her to her Ghanaian roots as well as to her father. Zoe describes some of the iconic dishes and flavors of Ghanaian cuisine and explains how Zoe's Ghana Kitchen, which started as a pop-up restaurant, went hand-in-hand with her spiritual awakening, when she uncovered and embraced her authenticity and autonomy. We also talk about the downfalls of the hospitality industry, and we get into sustainability, consciousness, and more. A note about today's audio. Zoe and I had a very “mercury in retrograde” experience when recording this episode in August, and you'll notice that her sound occasionally dims out. I therefore recommend wearing headphones or ear buds when listening if you can, which will help (although I relistened in my car and could still understand her audio). Links and resources mentioned in the episode:* Mind, Body, Spirit, FOOD newsletter: https://mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/* Find Nicki on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickisizemore/* Zoe's Ghana Kitchen: https://www.zoesghanakitchen.com/* Zoe's Ghana Kitchen cookbook: https://amzn.to/45kgqYA* Podcast episode with Liz Carlisle (Regenerative Farming, Climate Change, Racism, Food & Pleasure): https://mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/p/regenerative-farming-climate-change#details* Karen Washington: https://www.karenthefarmer.com/about * Soul Fire Farm: https://www.soulfirefarm.org/ Get full access to Mind, Body, Spirit, FOOD at mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/subscribe

In today's episode, we are joined by Cheryl Whilby, Communications Director at Soul Fire Farm, who is here to share some of the inspirational work that they are doing. Cheryl's ancestors were farmers, but while she was growing up her family experienced food insecurity. When Cheryl came to understand the systemic nature of this problem, she made it her mission to make positive changes in the space. For full show notes, visit: https://www.lifteconomy.com/blog/cheryl-whilbyRegister for our Next Economy Living workshop on August 25th: https://bit.ly/nexteconomylivingThe spring cohort of the Next Economy MBA is officially open! Save 20% when you register before 1/29 with our early-bird sale ➡️ https://lifteconomy.com/mba

This hour, we are taking a look at how race has impacted agriculture and the environmental movement. Leah Penniman, Co-Executive Director and Farm Director at Soul Fire Farm, talks about her new book Black Earth Wisdom: Soulful Conversations with Black Environmentalists. The discussion touches on everything from Leah's childhood to how the creation of some of the most prominent national parks in the U.S. is linked to the eugenics movement. And Dr. Dorceta Taylor, a professor at the Yale School of the Environment, explains what environmental justice is, and why we need to think about marginalized communities when we think about the environment.For more information on Soul Fire Farm, you can visit their website.You can read Dorceta Taylor's research on disparities in environmental grantmakng through ResearchGate. GUESTS: Leah Penniman: Co-Executive Director and Farm Director at Soul Fire Farm, author of Black Earth Wisdom: Soulful Conversations with Black Environmentalists. Dorceta Taylor: Professor and Senior Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Yale School of the Environment. She was interviewed for Leah Penniman's book Black Earth Wisdom and is author of multiple books herself, including The Rise of the American Conservation Movement:  Power, Privilege, and Environmental Protection. Special thanks to our interns Carol Chen and Stacey Addo. This episode originally aired on April 26, 2023.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since the pandemic, foraging has exploded in popularity. Younger generations are embracing (or romanticizing) the great outdoors with trends like #cottagecore and #vanlife. But our Endless Thread team decided to learn the do's and don'ts of foraging from someone who learned how to forage since childhood — not as a trend, but as a way of life. A special thanks to Soul Fire Farm for letting us visit in Albany, NY.

Author Kai Thomas joins Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee to chat about his debut novel In the Upper Country.  Caitlin Malcuit also discusses Thomas' work with Soul Fire Farm, "an Afro-Indigenous centered community farm committed to uprooting racism and seeding sovereignty in the food system." She also talks about other community farming efforts, including food forests like the one found in Mattapan, Mass.  To learn more about Kai Thomas, visit his official website.  Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, The Movie Loft Podcast, and A Mighty Blaze podcast.

La entrevista completa con Rev Dele está disponible con subtítulos en español en la página de Cultivemos en YouTube.The full interview with Rev Dele is available with Spanish subtitles on the Cultivemos YouTube channel.Description:We have to reimagine our relationship with the land.Farmers are experiencing a crisis of land access. The number of farms is decreasing and the cost of farm real estate has nearly doubled in the past decade, shutting out many prospective farmers. That's especially true for BIPOC farmers: 98% of farmland is owned by white landowners. With better land access, farming would be more sustainable, achievable and diverse. Without it, farmers can't farm.But there's another harm that's hidden within the crisis of land access. It's harder to measure, but no less important. With land out of reach, fewer and fewer people have a relationship with the earth. That means, fewer and fewer people are getting the healing benefits of land: wonder, refuge, calm, even wealth and liberation. To move forward, we have to reimagine our relationship with the land.So on today's episode, we speak with two people who are committed to creating relationships with the land. Danielle Peláez is the Education Coordinator at Soul Fire Farm. Through their programming, they create opportunities for Afro-Indigenous people to forge lasting relationships with the earth. Rev Dele is a Black, Indigenous minister, who is teaching the church how to model sustainability. Through her initiatives, Soil & Souls and the Indigenous Mothers Community Land Trust, she's sharing the Earth's healing and pursuing land sovereignty for her community. A better future starts with our imagination. So join us, as we reimagine our relationship with the land, and find strategies for sharing its bounty with others. Highlights:Danielle Peláez's farming journey (1:50)Rev Dele's history with the land (4:30)Disconnection: the dark history of land in America (6:25)How land can heal you (8:24)Learning from indigenous stewards (10:02)The crisis of land access (12:19)Land sovereignty & the Indigenous Mothers Community Land Trust  (14:17)How Soul Fire Farm creates opportunities for connection with their programming (16:47)How the personal fuels the political (20:36)Reimagining the land as a relative (22:12)How the land can help us heal our relationships with each other (25:44)It won't take forever (28:42)The role–and limits–of imagination in the fight for a better future (31:14) Links:Video Interview with Rev DeleCultivemosCultivemos YouTubeCultivemos InstagramCultivemos FacebookCultivemos ResourcesIndigenous Mothers Community Land Trust FundRev Dele WebsiteSoul Fire FarmDanielle Peláez BioSoul Fire Farm - Honoring the Land [Video]Feedback:If you have questions about the show or topics you'd like discussed in future episodes, email us at cultivemos@youngfarmers.orgThis work is supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN) project 2020-70028-32729.Descripción:Tenemos que reimaginar nuestra relación con la tierra.Los agricultores sufren una crisis de acceso a la tierra. El número de explotaciones está disminuyendo y el coste de la propiedad agrícola casi se ha duplicado en la última década, dejando fuera a muchos posibles agricultores. Esto es especialmente cierto para los agricultores BIPOC: el 98% de las tierras agrícolas son propiedad de terratenientes blancos. Con un mejor acceso a la tierra, la agricultura sería más sostenible, asequible y diversa. Sin él, los agricultores no pueden cultivar.Pero hay otro perjuicio oculto en la crisis del acceso a la tierra. Es más difícil de medir, pero no por ello menos importante. Con la tierra fuera de su alcance, cada vez menos personas tienen una relación con la tierra. Eso significa que cada vez menos personas obtienen los beneficios curativos de la tierra: asombro, refugio, calma, incluso riqueza y liberación. Para avanzar, tenemos que reimaginar nuestra relación con la tierra.En el episodio de hoy, hablamos con dos personas comprometidas con la creación de relaciones con la tierra. Danielle Peláez es la Coordinadora de Educación de Soul Fire Farm. A través de su programación, crean oportunidades para que los afroindígenas forjen relaciones duraderas con la tierra. Rev Dele es una ministra indígena negra que está enseñando a la iglesia cómo modelar la sostenibilidad. A través de sus iniciativas, Soil & Souls y Indigenous Mothers Community Land Trust, comparte la sanación de la Tierra y persigue la soberanía de la tierra para su comunidad. Un futuro mejor empieza con nuestra imaginación. Acompáñanos a reimaginar nuestra relación con la tierra y a encontrar estrategias para compartir su generosidad con los demás.Reflejos:El viaje agrícola de Danielle Peláez (1:50)La historia de Rev Dele con la tierra (4:30)Desconexión: la oscura historia de la tierra en Estados Unidos (6:25)Cómo puede curarte la tierra (8:24)Las ventajas de no intervenir (8:25)Aprender de los administradores indígenas (10:02)La crisis del acceso a la tierra (12:19)La soberanía de la tierra y el Fondo Comunitario de Tierras de las Madres Indígenas (14:17)Cómo Soul Fire Farm crea oportunidades de conexión con su programación (16:47)Cómo lo personal alimenta lo político (20:36)Reimaginar la tierra como un pariente (22:12)Cómo la tierra puede ayudarnos a sanar nuestras relaciones con los demás (25:44)No será para siempre (28:42)El papel -y los límites- de la imaginación en la lucha por un futuro mejor (31:14) Enlaces:Entrevista en vídeo con Rev DeleCultivemosCultivemos YouTubeCultivemos InstagramCultivemos FacebookRecursos CultivemosFondo Comunitario de Tierras de las Madres IndígenasSitio web de Rev DeleGranja Soul FireBiografía de Danielle PeláezSoul Fire Farm - Honrar la tierra [Vídeo]Comentarios:Si tienes preguntas sobre el programa o sobre temas que te gustaría que se trataran en futuros episodios, envíanos un correo electrónico a cultivemos@youngfarmers.orgEste trabajo cuenta con el proyecto 2020-70028-32729 Instituto nacional de alimentos y agricultura (NIFA, por sus siglas en inglés) del Departamento de agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés) y la Red de asistencia para el estrés en fincas y ranchos del noreste (FRSAN, por sus siglas en inglés).#MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthMatters #FoodSystemResilience #FoodSovereignty #FoodJustice #cultivemos #foodfirst

Leah Penniman In 2018 Leah Penniman wrote Farming While Black, a beautiful book recounting her experience of building Soul Fire Farm and, also, a guide for other Black and Indigenous people looking to reconnect to the land. Now Leah has compiled a treasure trove of conversations that she's had with other Black people who work in harmony with the Earth. Black Earth Wisdom brings together the voices of these leaders in service of guiding us all to a deeper connection with the land, with it's place in all of our lives, and the necessity of rebuilding the connection to Earth that, for far too many of us, is broken. This is my second time talking with Leah and I can't overstate how much I learn from her and value both her wisdom and her generosity in sharing what she has learned with all of us.  In this conversation Leah and I talked about the relationship we can have with the Earth, the racist history of our National Parks, Dr. George Washington Carver, and expanding our time perspective.  This conversation left me feeling so uplifted and committed to forging a deeper connection to the Earth itself. I think it will do the same for you. Listen, and enjoy. About Leah: Leah Penniman is founding Co-Executive Director and Farm Director of Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, New York, an Afro-Indigenous farm that works toward food justice and land justice. Her books Farming While Black and Black Earth Wisdom are love songs for the land and her people. For a written transcript of this conversation click here. 3 Actions: 1) Center the voices and leadership of the people most impacted by environmental injustice. 2) Anytime there's an opportunity to advocate for policies that support Black farmers, such as the Justice for Black Farmers Act, that support farm workers, such as the Fairness for Farmworkers Act, anything that supports rights of nature, land back for Indigenous people, reparations for Black people, we need to be sending those letters, calling, be in the streets to support that type of change. 3) We have a chance to get to know our neighbors, not just the people neighbors, but the amphibians, and the trees and the flowers and the mosses. Get to know their names, spend some quiet time listening, sing them a song of gratitude. And in rekindling that relationship with the Earth, we are almost guaranteed to fall in love. And when we fall in love, we are almost guaranteed to defend and protect. Connect with Leah: Soul Fire Farm Farming While Black  Black Earth Wisdom Instagram Credits: Harmonica music courtesy of a friend

Leah Penniman, author of Farming While Black and co-founder of Soul Fire Farm. She is a Black Kreyol farmer, author, mother, and food justice activist who has been tending the soil and organizing for an anti-racist food system for 25 years. Leah returns to DITD to talk to me about her new book that is called Black Earth Wisdom - soulful conversations with black environmentalists. It's been said that Leah weaves together the lessons from today's most respected Black environmentalists, those who have cultivated the skill of listening to the lessons that Earth has whispered to them.

An East Tennessee native with Appalachian roots like Mary Kingsley, Jonathan McRay shares his day-to-day as he works in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. With an MA in Conflict Transformation and Restorative Justice, Jonathan has worked with Vine and Fig, Speakers Collective of Soul Fire Farm, and the Cambium Collective. He founded Silver Run Forest Farm along with his partner Cornelius Deppe, where he grows plants and is committed to cleansing the pollutants from our souls, society, and soil. An advocate of land care, transformative racial justice, and renewable energy sources, Jonathan sits down with Mary and Emma to discuss how his love of trees started it all, restorative justice, and collective land trusts. Topics Discussed • Appalachian tradition of "planting by the signs" • How a Childhood in Central Appalachia Fostered a Love of Land • The Riparian Nursery • Collective Land Trusts and Decommodification of Farm Land • Restorative Justice, its Critiques, and How to Practice It • Questions to Ask Ourselves; What's Happened Here, Whose Responsibility is it to Make it Right, Who Needs to Participate to Bring Healing, and What are the Root Causes? • Food Sovereignty and Ecological Restoration, • Storytelling through Plants & Honoring Their Indigenous Partners • Uprooting Racism in the Food System Trainings • Land Ownership and Food System's White Supremacist Roots • Supporting Black Farmers • Mariame Kaba's Hope & James Hal Cone's Whose Earth Is It Anyway? • The False Idea of Human Supremacy over Nature • Jonathan's Native Plant Nursery & Folk School • Agroforestry • Watershed Health Episode Resources: Follow Jonathan McRay on Instagram Learn More About Jonathan Here "The Nature of Community: Restorative Justice and Permaculture" by Jonathan McRay, in the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding Acres of Ancestry "A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things A Guide to Capitalism, Nature, and the Future of the Planet" by Raj Patel  "The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South" by Michael W. Twitty Ishmael by Daniel Quinn Adrienne Maree Brown The Good Dirt: Planning a "Sustainable" Wedding: A Peek Into Our Process The Good Dirt: Planning a "Sustainable" Wedding: A Peek Into Our Process {PART 2} This Episode is Sponsored by Pinetree Garden Seeds! Order their seeds today from superseeds.com and use our promo code: GOODDIRT15 for 15% off your entire order! ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

In this episode Jennifer talks with Clara AgborTabi, Alumni and Partnerships Co-Coordinator for Soul Fire Farm, about their experience working with the land and helping others develop a deeper relationship with nature. They discuss how Soul Fire Farm is uprooting racism and revolutionizing the food system, as well as their experience as Research Assistant for the book Black Earth Wisdom: Soulful Conversations with Black Environmentalists, by Leah Penniman. The book explores Black people's spiritual and scientific connection to the land, waters, and climate through a series of interviews with various Black environmentalists. Resources discussed in this episode:Farming While Black bookSoul Fire Farm websiteSoul Fire Farm FacebookSoul Fire Farm InstagramSoul Fire Farm TwitterSoul Fire Farm YouTubeHost: Jennifer Hetzel Have an idea for an episode? You can reach Jennifer at jrhetz@gmail.comLike the show? Do us a favor and rate / review the show on iTunes, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts from.You can always reach us at EpicallyGeeky.comYou can also find us on FaceBook, Twitter and Instagram.You can find us on iTunes here: https://apple.co/2RV2Iq2You can find us on Stitcher here: https://bit.ly/2B4O4GTYou can find us on Google Podcast: http://bit.ly/3aDGWn6You can find us on Spotify here: https://spoti.fi/2vxR7nuYou can find us on Pandora here: https://bit.ly/3bQmRKKYou can find us on Amazon Music here: https://amzn.to/3rORGEVYou can find us on Audible here: https://adbl.co/38JYvAmYou can find us on YouTube here: http://bit.ly/2Fz524tMusic by: Peter Emerson Jazz

Leah Penniman, cofounder of Soul Fire Farm in the Hudson Valley, New York, showcases the history of African-American farming and Indigenous land traditions in her new book 'Black Earth Wisdom' in which sixteen Black elders of various backgrounds discuss the intertwined fate of the earth and our spiritual lives. The book brings attention to often-neglected protectors of the Earth such as enslaved herbalists, seeds-savers, scientist-mystics like George Washington Carter, artists, musicians, poets, and earth-centered religious traditions. More about the commons: www.Bollier.org. PDF transcript of this interview: https://www.bollier.org/files/misc-file-upload/files/Leah_Penniman_transcript_Episode_38.pdf

This hour, we are taking a look at how race has impacted agriculture and the environmental movement. Leah Penniman, Co-Executive Director and Farm Director at Soul Fire Farm, talks about her new book Black Earth Wisdom: Soulful Conversations with Black Environmentalists. The discussion touches on everything from Leah's childhood to how the creation of some of the most prominent national parks in the U.S. is linked to the eugenics movement. And Dr. Dorceta Taylor, a professor at the Yale School of the Environment, explains what environmental justice is, and why we need to think about marginalized communities when we think about the environment. For more information on Soul Fire Farm, you can visit their website: https://www.soulfirefarm.org/. You can read Dorceta Taylor's research on disparities in environmental grantmakng through ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/369261149_Examining_Disparities_in_Environmental_Grantmaking_Where_the_Money_Goes. GUESTS: Leah Penniman: Co-Executive Director and Farm Director at Soul Fire Farm, author of Black Earth Wisdom: Soulful Conversations with Black Environmentalists. Dorceta Taylor: Professor and Senior Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Yale School of the Environment. She was interviewed for Leah Penniman's book Black Earth Wisdom and is author of multiple books herself, including The Rise of the American Conservation Movement:  Power, Privilege, and Environmental Protection. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Claire Sawyer is NOW a lawyer! Today we talk with Claire about her journey into law and time at James K. Polk Middle School. Just kidding! Late April Fools! Today, we are joined by Brooke Bridges, the actress who brought Claire Sawyer to life on Ned's Declassified School's Survival Guide. We talk about her time on Ned's, the importance of representation in media, as well as what she's up to now as a mom and entrepreneur. Find Brooke:  IG & TikTok: @thebabblingbrookemarie Soul Fire Farm: https://www.soulfirefarm.org/ IG: @soulfirefarm Brooke's Botanicals: https://www.brookesbotanicals.co/

Regenerative farming practices rooted in African-Indigenous wisdom and technologies are part of the solution to feeding the world without undermining its ecology Soul Fire Farm is an example of that. co founded by Leah Penniman and   Located in upstate New York soul fire farm is  an Afro-Indigenous centered community farm committed dedicated to uprooting racism and seeding sovereignty in the food system.  Soul Fire grows mostly perennial crops—berries, orchards of fruit trees, medicinal herbs—that help capture carbon. They also practice silvopasture, a system in which livestock like poultry and sheep graze among fruit trees, which also works to mitigate the effects of climate change. Much of what is grown is donated to the residents of Albany neighborhoods classed as food deserts, although Penniman prefers the term “food apartheid.” They raise and distribute life-giving food as a means to end food apartheid.  It's an alternative to the capitalist  economic model. It's about relationships. It's not just a model of selling.”[9]With deep reverence for the land and wisdom of their ancestors, they  work to reclaim their collective right to belong to the earth and to have agency in the food system.Soul Fire farm  bring diverse communities together on this healing land to share skills on sustainable agriculture, natural building, spiritual activism, health, and environmental justice.They  are training the next generation of activist-farmers and strengthening the movements for food sovereignty and community self-determination. Their  food sovereignty programs reach over 50,000 people each year, including farmer training for Black and Brown growers, reparations and land return initiatives for northeast farmers, food justice workshops for urban youth, home gardens for city-dwellers living under food apartheid, doorstep harvest delivery for food insecure households, and systems and policy education for public decision-makers. Today Joy Moore and I  talk to Briana Alfaro about the Soul Fire farms programs and the importance of its trainings to create the new activists of the future who will help heal our planet.  Briana Alfaro  co-creates educational offerings as Administrative Program Manager at Soul Fire Farm.    The post Afro-Indigenous healing on Soul Fire Farm appeared first on KPFA.

I hope you have already signed up for the Cosmic Business Salon Master Class Series that begins today! Don't miss this free opportunity! If you choose to upgrade, 100% of those profits go to Soul Fire Farm, which was featured in Episode 92. Today's guest is one of the experts featured in the Cosmic Business Salon, and I know she has great wisdom and insights to share. Join us to learn more!Meghna Majmudar is a strategist and executive coach who is committed to helping those who haven't traditionally been in roles of power, which she refers to as “first and onlies.” She helps them navigate power dynamics and lead in an authentic way, and she has over 20 years of experience in coaching, facilitating, and building breakthrough strategies for change with executives at leading companies. Meghna shares insights about self-doubt and imposter syndrome, “being the permission,” and creating more equity in systems and teams around power. We talk about being projectors, human design, and neuro-linguistic programming. You can see that this episode is bursting with good things. Don't miss it!Show HighlightsHow Meghna was drawn to work around equity through her background as an immigrant to the USHow Meghna's journey took her to Harvard, Africa, and to a time of living in South Africa before returning to the USHow bias and inequity come into play with white privilegeHow Meghna has undertaken her “infinite game,” helping those find their power who have been marginalized and “othered”How spiritual elements influence Meghna's workHow Meghna's coaching training introduced her to NLP (neuro-linguistic programming)How a reframing of self-doubt and imposter syndrome helped Meghna (Listen to hear her 30-second fix for imposter syndrome.)Why a confusion occurs when people of certain descents are forced to “throw away” the systems of their lives in order to succeed in today's business worldHow NLP came to be in the 1970sWhy Meghna had to rethink her relationship with her mother and find a “more appropriate” way to love herWhat we should think about regarding equity around teams and workplacesWhat it means to try to “play the game” as a coachWhat Meghna's chart says about herWhat it really means to rest, recharge, and “be the permission”Hear Meghna's answers to rapid-fire questions about helpful advice, her morning routine, what she's reading right now, and her favorite hot beverage. Resources and LinksConnect with Meghna: LinkedIn and WebsiteBooks mentioned by Meghna:Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler, Profit First by Mike MichalowiczJoin the Cosmic Business Salon FREE masterclass that runs March 6-10! I'm excited to bring you this opportunity to build your ethical and equitable spiritually aligned and financially successful business! Don't miss this chance to learn from proven experts. Sign up now at www.cosmicbusinesssalon.com. Don't miss this exciting opportunity! Join me in March for a 30-day sprint to increase your income. My program, Cosmic Cash Flow, is all about wealth creation, support, and community. Sign up now at

Welcome to this bonus episode of Weave Your Bliss! I have a special interview to share with you about a cause that is near and dear to my heart. Join us to learn more about the valuable work that is happening at Soul Fire Farm. Crysta Bloom is the communications manager at Soul Fire Farm. In addition to her work there, she's a birth worker, somatic embodiment practitioner, mother, and storyteller. Her body of work revolves around creating writings and facilitating healing offerings that contribute to the liberation of the collective, and she has a deep appreciation for the power of a unified community. In this conversation, Crysta shares with us the mission of Soul Fire Farm, its programs, and the inspiring work that's going on there. You can support the farm through joining my Cosmic Business Salon and upgrading from the free access so that 100% of your investment goes to support their work. It's the perfect opportunity to gain something of value for you and your business while helping a great cause in the world!Show Highlights:How Soul Fire Farm began to meet a need within the community for healthy foodAn overview of the programs and events at Soul Fire FarmHow the farm fulfills the mission to uproot racism in the food system by helping Black and indigenous farmersWhy the intention is to bring awareness to our food system's basis on stolen land, displacement, and capitalismHow Soul Fire Farm has brought changes to their community and an awakening to their divine connection to the landHow they practice spirituality and rituals to honor the land with ecological humilityHow they work to build community, pride, and joy– even within the daily farming tasksHow Crysta came to join the team at Soul Fire FarmHow Crysta's work as a somatic embodiment practitioner and therapeutic yoga teacher relates to farming and the landWhat's coming up for Soul Fire Farm in 2023 Resources and Links:Find out more about Soul Fire Farm: WebsiteMentioned in this episode: Farming While Black by Leah Penniman (one of the co-founders of Soul Fire Farm)Join the Cosmic Business Salon FREE masterclass that runs March 6-10! I'm excited to bring you this opportunity to build your ethical and equitable spiritually aligned and financially successful business! Don't miss this chance to learn from proven experts. Sign up now at www.cosmicbusinesssalon.com. Don't miss this exciting opportunity! Join me in March for a 30-day sprint to increase your income. My program, Cosmic Cash Flow, is all about wealth creation, support, and community. Sign up now at www.weaveyourbliss.com. Plan your 2023 schedule according to astrology! Get your copy of the 2023 Astrology Guidebook for my hand-picked lay-low and auspicious dates, all of the new and full moons and their placements, and more – and drop it right into your Google calendar. The bonus is that all profits go to two thoughtfully-chosen charities that are doing great things in the world!Join the Weave Your Bliss newsletter for exclusive Resonance Love Letters– sign up

Leah Penniman is a Black Kreyol farmer, author, mother, and food justice activist who has been tending the soil and organizing for an anti-racist food system for 25 years. She currently serves as founding co-ED and Farm Director of Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, New York, a Black & Brown led project that works toward food and land justice. Her books are Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land (2018) and Black Earth Wisdom: Soulful Conversations with Black Environmentalists (2023). You can follow Leah on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram via @leahpenniman, @soulfirefarm, @farmingwhileblack and @black.earth.wisdom.   The songs picked by all our guests can be found via  our playlist #walktalklisten here.  Please let me/us know via our email innovationhub@cwsglobal.org what you think about this new series. We would love to hear from you.   Please like/follow our Walk Talk Listen podcast and follow mauricebloem on twitter and instagram.  Or check us out on our website 100mile.org.  We also encourage you to check out the special WTL series Enough for All about an organization called CWS.  Stay tuned for the 11th 100 mile walk that will take place from March 26 - April 1, 2023 in Seattle, WA area, find more info via de 100mile.org website. Or go straight to our fundraising page.

Forget video. Story is King. A great story is the key to stopping the scroll and keeping the attention of your target audience. But how do we write stories people actually care about and will encourage them to turn from casual readers into loyal fans? That's our topic today with copywriter and storyteller, Marisa Corcoran. In this episode, Marisa put me on the hot seat to teach listeners just how easily her signature Story Stripdown process turns your boring, informational social copy into humorous, meaningful, and memorable stories that build your audience. In this episode of the podcast, we talk about:  The brain's attraction to story Sharing our slice-of-life moments The two things purchasing decisions are based on The story stripdown process Keeping a story at the ready Why the best copy can't fix a muddy message Non-sexy transitions Creating scroll-stopping subject lines …And More!   This Episode Was Made Possible By: Social Media Starter Kit Free Course The Social Media Starter Kit is your chance to pull back the curtain and get insights on how to build a social media strategy that works for you, learn how to create (and implement) a simple and effective content plan, convert followers into buyers, and much more. Register for this FREE course and gain the confidence you need to use social media as a tool to grow your business: https://onlinedrea.com/free Savvy Social Retreat You're officially invited to my very first in-person retreat happening in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, from November 3rd through 5th 2023. This all-inclusive retreat is designed for established business owners who really need to get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and are ready to work on the big picture topics and carve out enough space to make important decisions in our business: https://savvysocialretreat.com   About the Guest Marisa's magic lies in creating intentional icons, whether it's supporting 400+ coaches and creatives to craft their uncopyable message inside her signature program, The Copy Confidence Society. Or helping business owners create their own stage with The Signature Summit System to grow their community and build rockstar relationships.  She's also the creator of the wildly popular summit, The Copy Chat (6 seasons + counting!) which has given $100K+ to organizations like The Headstrong Project, Soul Fire Farm, and Sage USA. When not click-clacking on her laptop in the Atlanta sun, you can find this Harvard grad analyzing a Real Housewives episode like it's government policy and consuming inappropriate amounts of Nutrageous candy bars. Website: https://marisacorcoran.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mtoni/ The Copy Chat Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecopychat   Go to the show notes for all the resources mentioned in this episode: https://onlinedrea.com/240

Acclaimed debut novelist, Kai Thomas, spoke to me about writing historical fiction that interweaves Black and Indigenous cultures, the power of storytelling, keeping grounded in his work, and his novel “In the Upper Country.” Kai Thomas is a writer, carpenter, and land steward of Soul Fire Farm a community-centered “… farm committed to uprooting racism and seeding sovereignty in the food system.” His debut novel is In the Upper Country and described as “... an unforgettable story that unearths the tangled fates of two resilient women from different generations with different pasts …. as they reveal the deeply connected histories of Black and Indigenous peoples of North America and their relationship to the land around them.” A Publishers Weekly starred review called it, “... [a] mesmerizing debut [that] explores freedom, family, and the interconnections between white, Black, and Indigenous communities in 1859 Canada….” Stay calm and write on ... [Discover The Writer Files Extra: Get 'The Writer Files' Podcast Delivered Straight to Your Inbox at writerfiles.fm] [If you're a fan of The Writer Files, please click FOLLOW to automatically see new interviews. And drop us a rating or a review wherever you listen] In this file Kai Thomas and I discussed: How an MFA program helped him find his confidence as a writer The importance of mentorship, peer evaluation, and fiction workshops for honing his debut Gleaning inspiration from his own cultural heritage and an old photograph Exploring lesser-known chapters of history Finding a balance between research and writing Trusting the process And a lot more! Show Notes: In the Upper Country by Kai Thomas (Amazon) KaiThomasAuthor.com SOUL FIRE FARM Kelton Reid on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's Black History Story: White People Are Stealing From Us AGAIN Using This Scheme White supremacy is starving Black America, almost literally snatching food from its mouth. Access to healthy food continues to decline, and countless vulnerable Black people are slowly perishing because of it. But there's a growing population pushing against this racist food system... and it's a population that might surprise you: Black farmer-activists. Today, we're sitting down with Cheryl Whilby to learn about the Black tradition of farming and how Black farmers are transforming the food system by returning to the soil. Cheryl Whilby is the Communications & Development Director at Soul Fire Farm, "an Afro-Indigenous-centered community farm committed to uprooting racism and seeding sovereignty in the food system." She is also one of the 12 Black food system leaders who developed the Anti-Racist Farmers Market Toolkit in collaboration with the Farmers Market Coalition. For more information, visit soulfirefarm.org. _________________________ Black History Year (BHY) is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. PushBlack exists to amplify the stories of Black history you didn't learn in school and explore pathways to liberation with people who are leading the way. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com — most people donate $10 a month, but every dollar makes a difference. If this episode moved you, share it with your people! Thanks for supporting the work. The BHY production team includes Tareq Alani, Brooke Brown, Tasha Taylor, and Lilly Workneh. Our producers are Cydney Smith, Len Webb for PushBlack, and Ronald Younger, who also edits the show. Black History Year's executive producers are Mikel Elcessor for Limina House and Julian Walker for PushBlack. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Through the Portal is a podcast from the Social Justice Portal Project, a national collaborative think tank hosted by the Social Justice Initiative at the University of Illinois Chicago. Each month, grassroots activists and radical scholars will give voice to community struggles, national strategies and sustainable alternatives for the future. The guest speakers, who are also Portal Project participants, explore what it means to walk through the portal of the current moment by centering racial and social justice issues. On the final episode of the series, Dame and Teresa are joined by the brilliant Leah Penniman. A leading voice in the fight for food and land sovereignty for Black farmers and community, Leah is the Co-Director and Farm Manager of Soul Fire Farm, an Afro-Indigenous centered community farm in upstate New York. She talks about the deeply rooted connections between our food systems and incarceration, how Afro-Indigenous planting practices protect and rejuvenate the land, and how the organization has grown from dropping off carrots to hungry neighbors to leading the fight to reimagine our food systems (while still dropping off carrots to neighbors). SHOW NOTES Tiffany LaShae - https://www.soulfirefarm.org/food-sovereignty-education/3d/tiffany-lashae/ Soul Fire farm - https://www.soulfirefarm.org Farming While Black - https://www.soulfirefarm.org/media/farming-while-black/ Baba Curtis Muhammad - https://snccdigital.org/people/curtis-hayes/ Freedom Food Alliance - https://freedomfoodalliance.wordpress.com/ Rev Garrison Frazier - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrison_Frazier Greenwood food blockade - https://www.southernfoodways.org/the-greenwood-food-blockade/ Dr Gail Myers - https://www.drgailmyers.com/ Rhythms of the Land - https://www.rhythmsoftheland.com/ Booker T Whatley - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/you-can-thank-black-horticulturist-booker-t-whatley-your-csa-180977771/ Kombit (Haitian Work Parties) - http://www.haitiobserver.com/blog/the-agricultural-system-of-kombit-in-haiti.html Phytoremediation - https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2015-04/documents/a_citizens_guide_to_phytoremediation.pdf Hazel Johnson - https://www.peopleforcommunityrecovery.org/ Karen Washington - https://www.karenthefarmer.com/about All We Can Save - https://www.allwecansave.earth/ Working the Roots - https://bookshop.org/books/working-the-roots-over-400-years-of-traditional-african-american-healing/9780692857878 Freedom Farmers - https://uncpress.org/book/9781469643700/freedom-farmers/ Black Nature - https://ugapress.org/book/9780820334318/black-nature/ Highlander Center - https://highlandercenter.org/ Reparations map - https://www.soulfirefarm.org/get-involved/reparations/ Learn more about the Portal Project - sjiportalproject.com/ Subscribe to AirGo - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/airgo/id1016530091