Imagine the typical American farmer. Many people visualize sun-roughened skin, faded overalls, and calloused hands - hands that are usually white. While there's no doubt the growing trend of organic farming and homesteading is changing how the farmer is portrayed in mainstream media, farmers of color are still largely left out of the picture.
The Color of Food seeks to rectify this. By recognizing the critical issues that lie at the intersection of race and food, this stunning collection of portraits and stories challenges the status quo of agrarian identity. Author, photographer and biracial farmer Natasha Bowens' quest to explore her own roots in the soil leads her to unearth a larger story, weaving together the seemingly forgotten history of agriculture for people of color, the issues they face today, and the culture and resilience they bring to food and farming.
The Color of Food teaches us that the food and farm movement is about more than buying local and protecting our soil. It is about preserving culture and community, digging deeply into the places we've overlooked, and honoring those who have come before us. Blending storytelling, photography, oral history, and unique insight, these pages remind us that true food sovereignty means a place at the table for everyone.
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- Includes bibliographical references
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- CaOOCEL
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- 338.10973
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
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- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- 9781550925852 1550925857 9780865717893
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- HD8039.F32
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- U55 2015eb
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- 1 electronic text (x, 229 pages)
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- Ottawa, Ontario
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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- (CaBNVSL)thg00930128 (OCoLC)911205364 (CaOOCEL)467315
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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- Stories of race, resilience and farming
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Table of Contents
- Front Cover 1
- Praise 2
- Title Page 4
- Rights Page 5
- Contents 6
- Prologue: Sowing Seeds for the Road 8
- Part 1: Brown Girl Farming 12
- Part 2: Rooted in Rights 18
- Portrait 1: Land Is Freedom 22
- Portrait 2: Forced Migration 26
- Portrait 3 :Lifeblood of the Land 32
- Portrait 4: Home, Land 40
- Portrait 5: Black Land Loss 46
- Part 3: Seeds of Resilience 54
- Portrait 1: Katrina to Chickens 58
- Portrait 2: Transitioning to Sovereignty 64
- Portrait 3: BuckingDependence 70
- Portrait 4: Surviving as Transplants 76
- Portrait 5: Transforming the South 82
- Part 4: Preserving Culture and Community 88
- Portrait 1: Cherokee Seed Bank 92
- Portrait 2: Sustaining Community 98
- Portrait 3: Acequia Culture 106
- Portrait 4: Gullah Seedlings 114
- Portrait 5: Taste of Home 122
- Part 5: Fierce Farming Women 128
- Portrait 1: Alabama Strong 132
- Portrait 2: American Indian Mothers 138
- Portrait 3: Sisters 146
- Portrait 4: A Farm of Her Own 152
- Portrait 5: Defying the Odds 160
- Part 6: Generation Rising 166
- Portrait 1: Tierra Negra 170
- Portrait 2: Breaking Down Borders 182
- Portrait 3: Growing with Energy 194
- Portrait 4: Kitchen Kwento 204
- Portrait 5: Foods Are Our Teachers 216
- Epilogue and Acknowledgements: Coming Home 226
- Collage: We Are Here Too 231
- Appendix 234
- Notes 236
- About the Author 240
- A Guide to Responsible Digital Reading 241
- Books to Build a New Society 242
