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Okra is Ooey Gooey Goodness
Okra is the “other” green you want to incorporate into your diet. The goo is good, trust me.
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Armstrong Farms
Growing up on a farm, Harper Armstrong learned the values of hard-work and dedication. He started farming at a very early age, helping his father with their family farm. As he got older Harper devoted...
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David Robinson, son of legend Jackie Robinson owns coffee farm
The black gold of East Africa flows through the veins of a son of a legend. Sparked by the movement and a commitment in global trade between African Americans and Africa, a 20-plus year business is...
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The most delicious California dates are grown by a Black farmer.
Patience is an understatement when you hear the story of how one farmer pivoted his farming practices to grow one of the slowest products in agribusiness. But, it was worth the wait.
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Poultry farmers sued for pandemic price gouging
Last month, the State of Texas returned to a lawsuit they filed against Cal-Maine Foods (white-owned) for its alleged price gouging during the shut down. A Texas appeals court says the state can go...
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NBA vet offers wine with your Angus steak
Last year, we found out that former NBA and Jewish basketball league player, Amar'e Stoudemire started to delve into farming by selling maple syrup and Angus steak from his New York-based farm....
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Muva is busy. Just another queen bee growing the hive
When we first started The Index, Samantha Winship of Mother’s Finest Urban Family Farm in Winston-Salem, North Carolina was on our radar. Since, her enterprise of beekeeping has been buzzing. Initially...
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Cowboys and cowgirls rule the roads
US Cattle ranching and ranch life was largely developed at the hands of Black wranglers alongside Native nations, Mexicans and Afro-Mexican herdsmen and women.
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Italy's food reputation isn't so clean, it exploits farmhands
The Italian government turns a blind eye as the well-known Sicilian migrant work camp, Campobello di Mazara, burns. Again, this leaves immigrant workers scrambling for legitimacy.
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Black farmers now coveted sector as meat prices surge. Here’s 60
Shoppers discover that the meat ain’t cheap, but Black farmers have quality proteins that are becoming in high demand. Get you some for the fall and winter holiday.
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Meet the Afro-Poseidan of the Gulf
From sea to shining sea, Capt. Marshum D. Sinegal of Captain Wholesale Sinegal Foods @capt_sin is hauling and hawking fish and crustacean like nobody's business. The Captain uses his social media savvy...
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U.S. Virgin Islands farmer Grantley Samuel
Did you know that there is a strong collective of Black farmers in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Many were impacted by Hurricane Maria and Irma when it hit the 3-island territory in 2017. Since the growing...
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West Oakland farmer brings Bay culture to the soil
There's nothing like knowing a garlic whisperer as the weather cools. We need some of that good-good, pungent flavor in our soups, stews or stuffed between folds of chicken and lamb. Or a natural,...
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Hemp farmers are the future
Don’t call it comeback, hemp has been here for thousands of years. However, in the U.S., farmers are allowed to grow and distribute the ancient crop thanks to it being removed as a Schedule 1 drug in...
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The soil can heal the soul says this farmer
“If you have passions, and dreams, and goals, sometimes you do not listen to the naysayers or people who can’t see that.” Ms. Bridget Bryant brings out timeless beauty in her garden. On her land, she...
View ArticleOrganic trade's a billion dollar market. Stephanie Jerger ensures
It is projected that over the next several years, the organic business will be a $100 billion-plus market. But Black and indigenous growers, who have been harvesting that way for generations are left out.
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Black catfish farmers sue white-owned Mississippi fishery
A second lawsuit filed by the Mississippi Center for Justice @justice4ms and Southern Migrant Legal Services @texasriograndelegalaid on behalf of Black farmers.
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God, family and community is the priority for Alabama farmers
Jarrod and LeslieAnn Dozier of 3D Farms who grow a wide variety of traditional crops and other produce for the local community. Named "Family Farm of the Year" in Henry County, in their...
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Southern roots x hillbilly charm = An awesome farm
What happens when a North Carolina native meets a West Virginian? You get Tarheelbilly Farm, southern Ohio's chemical-free heritage farm. Charis Walker, along with her husband, Ben, make pesticide-free...
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Ooohhh honey
Beekeepers in the trap and all pollinators of the universe, please unite. We need more good, delicious and affordable food. Do you see these food prices in this post-COVID inflation? Yikes.
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