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For John W. Boyd, founder of the National Black Farmers Association, farming isn’t the same as it once was. The change is, in ...
Co-founders Carmen Dianne (CEO) and Kara Still (COO) are the brains behind Prosperity Market, a farmers market on wheels that ...
BOYDTON, Virginia (Reuters) -As a fourth generation farmer, Virginia resident John Boyd Jr typically spends the busy spring season prepping his land to plant sweet corn seeds and soybeans. But Boyd, ...
In the U.S., we’ve seen a much-needed push toward “regenerative” and “sustainable” agriculture to protect the environment and keep farms productive, particularly in the face of climate change. In the ...
The legacy of black farming runs deep in the U.S. On this Juneteenth, we're highlighting urban Black farmers planting the seeds of change in California's Central Valley. That change can be found in ...
The federal government has historically discriminated against Black farmers. The recent funding halt from the Trump administration presents yet... UPPER MARLBORO, Md. – On a recent snowy afternoon, ...
Virginia farmer John Boyd Jr. calls for right to repair his own equipment, saying manufacturers' repair limits keep farmers ...
Mecklenburg County’s rural past and the role African Americans played in it will be the focus of this year’s eighth annual African American Heritage Festival — Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the ...
A Black owned farmer's market hosted by Black and Forth provides a spotlight on Black businesses in the nation's capital.
On Nov. 19, 2020, Senator Cory Booker, D-N.J., cosponsored by Senators Elizabeth Warren, D-Md., and Kristen Gillibrand, D-N.Y., introduced the Justice for Black Farmers Act. This ambituous legislation ...
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