Black Farmers | The Natural Farmer

Elizabeth Gabriel

Sep 225 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...

Elizabeth Gabriel

Aug 264 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...

Mary Nelen & Liz Gabriel

Aug 1911 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...

Amalia Gabriel Colon-Nava

Aug 194 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...

Caitlin Honan

Aug 76 min read

Farming for Change: Kyle Smith's Mission to Revitalize Black Farming

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...

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...