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

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The governor of North Carolina had authorized the dumping of the soil, contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, which had been linked to cancer, in the rural county. In the rural Hecks Grove communityless than a mile from where Robert E. As director of farmer inclusion, his job is to distribute $1.7

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California Will Help BIPOC Collective Cultivate Land Access for Underserved Farmers

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Orchards and other perennials, for example, make more sense when you own your own land because they can take a while to mature. She notes that rural livelihoods, marginalization, and meager economic resources—the reality of Black roots in this country— have encouraged strong cooperative networks.