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The Voices From The Land Series with Farm School NYC

Farm & Ag News
 Expanding the Vision: Farming for the Commons
 Expanding the Vision: Farming for the Commons

When we think of farming, we don't often picture Black and Brown people across generations working and farming together, or farming collectives that grow and distribute food to support their communities. We also don't picture entities like the Iridescent Earth Collective that exists as an agroecological farm project rooted in land stewardship, education, community health, and mutual aid. Who do we consider a farmer, and how can we as a society make it easier for such communities and collectives to thrive? 

Planting Resistance: Why New York Should Let Its Communities Grow
Planting Resistance: Why New York Should Let Its Communities Grow

Ask a simple question—can New Yorkers grow food on public land?—and you’ll find yourself in a bureaucratic loop. The Art of Community Tree Gardens, a project by artist and farmer Chantel Kemp, puts this philosophy forward—food should be free, and our public spaces should support radical free growing— in both practice and policy. 

Food As the Entry Point
Food As the Entry Point

Food is the entry point to advancing justice as it is communal, cultural, and conversational. Here’s how Sheryll Durrant, steward or the Kelly Street Garden and IR”s New Roots Program sees food as infrastructure

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Farm & Ag News covers top national issues and policy, as well as regional issues and statewide issues. The New Harvest prioritizes storytelling rooted in joy when possible!

Community Stories takes you into the urban gardens and farms across New York City and state to learn how they are honoring their land.

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― Arundhati Roy