Seeds of Resilience
From: The Color of Food
$3.40
Portrait 1: Katrina to Chickens. Yasin & Elaine Muhaimin, Yard Bird Farm
Portrait 2: Transitioning to Sovereignty. Luis Castañeda, SOLAR Farm
Portrait 3: Bucking Dependence. Renard "Azibo" Turning, Vanguard Ranch
Portrait 4: Surviving as Transplants. Pang Chang, PEC Tropical Farm
Portrait 5: Transforming the South. Cynthia Hayes, Southeastern African American Farmers Organic Network
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Natasha Bowens
Natasha Bowens is an author, farmer, and political activist whose advocacy focuses on food sovereignty and social issues. As a young biracial woman in today's agricultural movement, she is dedicated to honoring, preserving, and amplifying the stories of Black, Native, Asian and Latino farmers and food activists. Her multimedia project The Color of Food evolved from her work exploring the intersection of race and agriculture for Grist magazine, and from her blog Brown.Girl.Farming, where she writes about issues related to racial inequality, food sovereignty, and resilience. Natasha has interviewed and photographed over 65 North American farmers of color; her work has garnered her national media attention, and she has been featured on CNN, The Atlantic, and Colorlines.
