The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
sunshinemilk's review
5.0
As I continue my research on starting my first vegetable garden, I’m already being fed such nourishment!! This book was absolutely incredible and also has lead the way to so many more resources!
Here are some amazing Black Owned Seed and Veggie Gardening Companies that you should definitely check out!!
igrowshit.com
melanatedorganics.com
cocoandseed.com
Here are some amazing Black Owned Seed and Veggie Gardening Companies that you should definitely check out!!
igrowshit.com
melanatedorganics.com
cocoandseed.com
lizmart88's review
3.0
There's so much we don't learn in school. This is a little bit academic - especially at the start. Skip the intro and it gets better.
The first chapter is comparing the philosophy of each of three great black men - George Washington Carver, WEB Dubois, and Booker Washington - as it relates to agriculture.
The rest of the chapters showcase various cooperatives that helped black farmers, especially in the sixties and seventies, mostly in the Deep South.
I learned so much about cooperatives and the groups working for economic self sufficiency in this era.
The first chapter is comparing the philosophy of each of three great black men - George Washington Carver, WEB Dubois, and Booker Washington - as it relates to agriculture.
The rest of the chapters showcase various cooperatives that helped black farmers, especially in the sixties and seventies, mostly in the Deep South.
I learned so much about cooperatives and the groups working for economic self sufficiency in this era.
sunnyisreading's review
5.0
As I continue my research on starting my first vegetable garden, I’m already being fed such nourishment!! This book was absolutely incredible and also has lead the way to so many more resources!
Here are some amazing Black Owned Seed and Veggie Gardening Companies that you should definitely check out!!
igrowshit.com
melanatedorganics.com
cocoandseed.com
Here are some amazing Black Owned Seed and Veggie Gardening Companies that you should definitely check out!!
igrowshit.com
melanatedorganics.com
cocoandseed.com
kawooreads's review
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
Growing your own food is an Act of Resistance. In 2022, with crippling inflation hitting our grocery stores, I want nothing more than to grow my own food for my family and build a firm relationship with the land. In this book, the author provides a brief history of the legacy of Black people who have fought oppression through horticulture. Drawing from the efforts of George Washington Carver, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Fanny Lou Hamer, The Freedom Farmers Movement inspires Black people to renew their relationship with the land, that through the political power of cooperatives and community gardening, they can continue to dismantle systems of oppression. It gives a history of how Black grassroots organizations have established successful systems to fight for overall wellness in their communities. The information contained in this book is important because it gives credit to the ways that Black food knowledge has been both exploited and disregarded. A great quote from the conclusion: "If pain is all there was, how can we explain the Indigenous roots of the current urban farming movement spearheaded by Black people?" I recommend this book to anyone interested in learning more about political action through food.Â