Black Yard Farm Collective is an opportunity to hold space for this knowledge and build new restorative systems that value all beings present, working the land and beyond. We are owed the same opportunities to build sustainable, profitable businesses that nourish our lives and communities.
That is a radical idea in a capitalist society, and we must hold on to it.
Kadeesha “Kitty” Williams is the co-founder of Iridescent Earth Collective (IEC), which is an agroecological farm project rooted in land stewardship, education, community health, and mutual aid. Watch how IEC is breaking the mold of a typical farming business and breaking the traditional models of what a farm is—not just a business but a community institution.
Ask a simple question—can New Yorkers grow food on public land?—and you’ll find yourself in a bureaucratic loop. Right now, the way our public space is utilized reflects a deeper message—that food is something to be bought, not grown or shared in community.
