Author Archives: BlkFarmer

Consumer boycotts: The 18th-century sugar boycott that failed to stop American slavery via @slavevault

Posted on February 11, 2013 by BlkFarmer

A Massachusetts merchant published this broadside in the 1780s explaining to his customers why he would no longer sell sugar from the West Indies. The piece is now held in the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. In the broadside, … Continue reading →

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Living by Hand via @VirginiaLiving

Posted on February 6, 2013 by BlkFarmer

It may be a blustery, drizzly Saturday at the tail end of a cold winter—the kind of day for leaving the shutters latched and snuggling more deeply under the covers—but for Leni Ashmore Sorensen, the smell of spring has been … Continue reading →

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Black Farming and History via @pbs

Posted on February 4, 2013 by BlkFarmer

From the newly freed slaves of 1863 to today’s black farmers, African-Americans have fought to acquire and maintain land, and have encountered crippling obstacles along the way. In 1910, nearly one million black farmers in the U.S. owned a total … Continue reading →

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Baltimore, MD: The Seed Festival (March 23, 2013)

Posted on February 3, 2013 by BlkFarmer

The Seed Festival Saturday, March 23, 2013 5:00 P.M.- 9:00 P.M. Location: TBA Baltimore, Maryland Phone: 443-453-3010 The Seed Festival is a coming together of various communities to share, support, exchange, and continue traditions of celebrating the significance of the … Continue reading →

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Power in the Blood

Posted on February 2, 2013 by BlkFarmer

The reason we still here, Is cause we been here, soooo long! Things at rest Tend to stay put. Now that’s a curse and salvation child. We may not know every hair on the head of our long history, But  … Continue reading →

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@NYPL Digital Gallery / African-American Agricultural Laborers

Posted on February 1, 2013 by BlkFarmer

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July 4th & the African American Experience in New York

Posted on July 3, 2012 by BlkFarmer

Farming While Black is based in New York City (Brooklyn, to be exact), and what many people don’t know is that much of New York City used to be primarily farmland (Brooklyn was considered “country” well into the 1900s). In … Continue reading →

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[New York] 2012 Farm Apprenticeship at Soul Fire Farm

Posted on December 26, 2011 by BlkFarmer

Sustainable Food and Building Immersion 2012 at Soul Fire Farm, Grafton NY www.soulfirefarm.com 518-658-3221   Who We Are: Soul Fire Farm is a family farm committed to the dismantling of oppressive structures that misguide our food system. Our 5-acre, handscale farm and … Continue reading →

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Hyde Park Farmers’ Market – Market Manager Summer 2012 (Cincinnati, OH)

Posted on November 19, 2011 by BlkFarmer

Position Open Hyde Park Farmers’ Market – Market Manager Summer 2012 An energetic individual, passionate about local sustainably grown food, would be a great candidate for our Market Manager.  The market runs every Sunday, June – October from 9:30 a.m. … Continue reading →

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Internship Opportunity: The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (Goldsboro, NC)

Posted on November 19, 2011 by BlkFarmer

The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) Summer Sustainable Agriculture Internship Program, based in Goldsboro, NC started in 1999 and has attracted students from a wide variety of backgrounds and majors from across the country and the world. This eight-week … Continue reading →

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