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Black Earth: A Family’s Journey from Enslavement to Reclamation

Civil Eats

Isaiah White harvests kale at his familys fifth-generation farm in Warren County, where the U.S. In 2021, he carried out the ultimate act of reclamation, purchasing the plantation house and surrounding 2.5 From the main house, we drive at 45 mph for 10 minutes, and were still on former plantation land.

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In Hawai‘i, Restoring Kava Helps Sustain Native Food Culture

Civil Eats

By reviving Hawaiian self-sufficiency and healing the scars left by plantations, Trask said, awa [presents] an opportunity to restore our sovereignty and our ancestral connection to the land. The rise of plantation agriculture uprooted Native communities, replacing local food systems with sprawling sugarcane and pineapple fields.

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Southern Black Farmers Sow Rice and Reconciliation

Civil Eats

The team in Alexandria is testing 20 more varieties at their 17-acre farm, located on a former cotton plantation that serves as the central research hub for crop and equipment trials. Opala says plantation owners were willing to pay higher prices for dragging these expert farmers across the Atlantic into North American slavery.

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Returning the ‘Three Sisters’ – Corn, Beans and Squash – to Native American Farms Nourishes People, Land and Cultures

Daily Yonder

Historians know that turkey and corn were part of the first Thanksgiving , when Wampanoag peoples shared a harvest meal with the pilgrims of Plymouth plantation in Massachusetts. Abundant Harvests Historically, Native people throughout the Americas bred indigenous plant varieties specific to the growing conditions of their homelands.

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Transforming the Delta

Food Environment and Reporting Network

Theyre as fertile as can be. The history of how this happenedhow one of the countrys most fertile farming regions became a knot of poverty, hunger, and racial injusticeis complicated and painful. Large plantations reemerged in the Delta, worked by sharecroppers rather than slaves. Thats not what happened along the Mississippi.

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In Oaxaca, a State Fair That Celebrates Native Crops’ Rich Legacy

Modern Farmer

The aim of the fair is to strengthen and maintain the biodiversity of the region’s gardens, milpas , coffee plantations and cacao plantations,” said Martínez in an interview a few days after the most recent edition of the fair, which he helped fundraise. A kaleidoscope of native corn varieties, plus colorful beans in a range of shades.

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Beyond Farm to Table: How Chefs Can Support Climate-Friendly Food Systems

Civil Eats

The majority of the world’s cocoa is sourced from West Africa, often harvested by children on vast plantations linked to widespread deforestation. His oysters come from Chesapeake Bay, which has lost nearly all of its once-abundant oyster population due to reckless harvesting techniques like dredging. says Rubba.

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