Book · 2018 · Social Science
Freedom Farmers
Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement
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Part of uh the inspiration for the almanac or what kind of drove us to to make it was some of us were doing a reading group of this book called Freedom Farmers that's about kind of like various uh um black projects in the south for food autonomy after slavery.
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Part of the inspiration for the almanac or what kind of drove us to to make it was some of us were doing a reading group of this book called Freedom Farmers that's about kind of like various um black projects in the south for food autonomy after slavery.
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Freedom Farmers by Monica M. White is a comprehensive study examining various Black agricultural projects in the American South aimed at achieving food autonomy following the abolition of slavery. On an episode of Behind the Bastards titled It Could Happen Here Weekly 4, the host, Mike, discussed Freedom Farmers as a key text that inspired the creation of a local almanac and guided their ongoing food-autonomy projects. Mike noted that a group of organizers engaged in a reading group focused on the book to better understand historical models of agricultural self-reliance. During the same podcast, Garrison also mentioned participating in this reading group, highlighting how the publication informed their collective understanding of Black agricultural history and cooperative economics in the South. Both speakers emphasized the importance of historical cooperative projects in shaping contemporary food justice initiatives and community-led sustainability efforts. The book served as both an educational resource and a practical blueprint for organizers seeking to build resilient local food systems rooted in historical traditions of resistance and self-determination among Black communities.
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“part of uh the inspiration for the almanac or what kind of drove us to to make it was some of us were doing a reading group of this book called Freedom Farmers that's about kind of like various uh um black projects in the south for food autonomy after slavery”
“part of the inspiration for the almanac or what kind of drove us to to make it was some of us were doing a reading group of this book called Freedom Farmers that's about kind of like various um black projects in the south for food autonomy after slavery”
