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The Berry Family’s Agrarian Legacy in Southeast Georgia

By: Dr. Veronica L. Womack A Tradition of Faith, Family and Resilience Southeast Georgia is an important section of the historic Georgia Black Belt region...

How this 150-year-old Gullah Geechee farm on Georgia’s coast is driven by ancestral culture

By: Denechia “Neesha” Powell-Ingabire Gilliard Farms in Brunswick, Georgia is pulsing with life. A coop filled with chickens soon to be sold through a...

Heard County homesteaders cling to older rural lifeways while navigating New Media Age

This one farmstead structure stands frail. Debilitated by Mother Nature’s handiwork. Evident from its hind side. Barnwood craftsmanship currently exposed and splintered. Where livestock,...

Black Farmers’ Network launches rural community storytelling project

Every rural community has untold stories behind its public-facing story. Good and bad ones. U.S. Department of Agriculture research grant Black Farmers’ Network (BFN)...

11 female farm influencers redefining rural entrepreneurship

Each hails from the Black Belt Region — demarcated by its crescent geographic profile. Stretching from Eastern Texas to the Eastern shore of Virginia....

Branding strategies BFN applied to position farmer Sedrick Rowe for national exposure [checklist]

Georgia farmer Sedrick Rowe grows crops as if they’re an outdoor art. His green thumb is simply genius. And he’s one of only a...

Female farmer produces hemp history in South Georgia

She pushes. He pulls. They both use their bodyweight to heave the makeshift hemp seed dispenser across lumpier soil. Sweat scampers down their melanin-filled...

This first-year livestock farmer forecasts promise in cattle, COVID

They spring from the family's Polaris 4-wheeler already knowing the day's duties. Mariah refills the water troughs. Makinzi replenishes the gatefeeders. The 11- and...

Retired research farmer speaks out about decades of federal land discrimination to caution younger producers

Donnie McCrary’s youthful eyes and ears witnessed the outdoor altercation. His father, Turner McCrary, confronted land owner Sam Grice about receiving minimum wage. It’s...

Rainbow Coalition nudges Black farmers to contact U.S. Rep. Bishop

The conference call message to Black farmers across the nation was clear: Email or call U.S. Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr. with any and...

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