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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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Along with more fields and new water infrastructure, Brown’s wish list of upgrades includes cold storage, a washing and staging station, and tractor access—most of which require additional space, construction, and expensive permits. And despite the security of family property, there’s no room to expand.