Not Mad: Where Are All the Black Farmers?

The sustainable food movement has been criticized (somewhat justifiably) as a movement for upper middle class, white, Whole Foods shoppers. Enter the Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners Conference. The event, which takes place in Brooklyn this weekend, will see the gathering of food activists and educators from across the nation to have a frank conversation about food justice.

The conference — designed for educators, farmers, food workers, community organizers, and leaders — aims to examine the junction of food, health, poverty, and access to develop strategies that can break down our current food system’s barriers. America’s current food system “is increasingly alienated from the needs of…

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