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Liza Gabriel
Sep 22, 20245 min read
Uprooted: Black New York Herbalist Forced to Move After Racial Harassment
Amanda David is an active community member, healer, grower, mother, teacher and a longtime friend of NOFA. She and Mandana Boushee  have...
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Liza Gabriel
Aug 26, 20244 min read
Seeds of Survival and Celebration
By Elizabeth Gabriel Foods like grits, made from corn, offer a connection to the plants enslaved people of African descent used to...
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Mary Nelen & Liz Gabriel
Aug 19, 202411 min read
Cannabis: The Great Promise
By Mary Nelen and Elizabeth Gabriel “There are, it seems, two muses: the Muse of Inspiration, who gives us inarticulate visions and...
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Amalia Gabriel Colon-Nava
Aug 19, 20244 min read
A Co-op Between the Farm Owners, the Food Consumers, and the Land
By Amalia Gabriel Colón-Nava As the sun sets over the Schuylkill River, dusk sets in over our ¼ acre farm located at the top of a tall...
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Caitlin Honan
Aug 7, 20246 min read
Farming for Change: Kyle Smith's Mission to Revitalize Black FarmingÂ
By Caitlin Honan Kyle Smith wakes up in service of his family and community daily. His early start, 4:30 a.m., is typical, he shared on a...
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Angela Highsmith
Mar 31, 20236 min read
Mumbet’s Freedom Farm:A conversation with Sunder Ashni while walking through the herb beds
By Angela Highsmith AH: What initially comes to mind when you think about mental health on the farm? AS: When I think about mental...
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