Podcast: Inside the urban farm with a historic mission
Agriculture is a fraught industry for descendants of enslaved people. Yes Farm is working to move beyond that trauma.
By Alison Mariella Désir
Crosscut
Season 1, Episode 4
December 23, 2022
Excerpt:
The relationship between Black people and agriculture in the United States has long been dominated by one obvious and ominous image: Black Americans working the land as enslaved people.
But a different image is being formed at Yes Farm in Seattle’s Yesler Terrace neighborhood. There, between a construction site and the freeway, the Black Farmers Collective is working to change Black people’s relationship with land and farming.
For this episode of the Out & Back podcast, host Alison Mariella Désir tours the farm and speaks with director Ray Williams and farm manager Hannah Wilson about their efforts to promote self-determination and liberation through farming.
Growing food is hard work, they tell us, but it is a skill and a rare opportunity to know exactly where your food comes from.
