New Newsletter Out! https://www.smore.com/ybu19-support-the-mlk-urban-ag-center?embed=1 Local Change Agents MLK Urban Agriculture Center in cooperation with Virginia Free Farm is a grass roots public-private partnership effecting change in the RVA area. The Urban Ag Center is a public-private partnership created to provide Richmond’s MLK School Ag & STEM education, and turn the project into a world-class urban agriculture education andContinue reading “6/23/21”
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Selfless Service
I challenge you to take up a quotidian task of doing one thing, big or small, it doesn’t matter, to put healthy food on someone else’s table in the spirit of tribal collectivism, and curate a community that values protecting and caring for one another. We have the power within our own community to fundamentally change the lives of those most vulnerable.
Recipes You Should Know: Ground Cherry Jam
This native edible is incredibly versatile and works well in both sweet and savory applications Now that we’ve already introduced you in previous posts lets get to know the ground cherry (kiiadebimen in the original Abenaki language) a little more in depth. Ground cherries are now considered a super food, and the great news isContinue reading “Recipes You Should Know: Ground Cherry Jam”
Indigenous People’s Day 2020
Traditional food ways are the medicine we need to heal ourselves and the community as a whole.
Plants You Should Know: Amaranth
Sister Amaranth, scholars argue, antedates all other grains and gave way to them only as the new grains were bred to greater size and bulk. Amaranth Bowl with green beans, tomatoes, arugula, and Parmesan cheese Step aside quinoa, it’s time for another grain to have its moment in the sun. Amaranth is a small grainContinue reading “Plants You Should Know: Amaranth”
Vision for the Future
Our vision for a better future food system involves solving both the issue of food insecurity for disenfranchised communities, & financial insolvency plaguing many small farms. We will feed those in need, and provide an economic safety net for the farming families that are restoring the Rockwellian image of regenerative agriculture to our landscape. WeContinue reading “Vision for the Future”
Equitable Distribution
To be clear, we do not have food shortage problems. We have social justice, and equitable distribution of food problems coupled with wanton disregard for the sacred soil beneath our feet. In 30 years we can provide a realistic logistical means through NGO players already active in the community, and community members themselves to deliverContinue reading “Equitable Distribution”
Because I didn’t say enough a few moments ago.
The challenges in feeding an increasing population are complicated by the ominous climate change and economic issues looming over our collective heads. We are a state founded on farming that is also wrestling with rampant growth. The major metropolitan areas such as D.C. to the north, and Raleigh to the south feed a steady streamContinue reading “Because I didn’t say enough a few moments ago.”
Some things to think about concerning Virginia, hunger, and ag.
The current population is estimated at 8.57 million, an increase of over 380,000 since the official census in 2010. Virginia currently enjoys a growth rate of 1.15%, which ranks 13th in the country. 2020 projected population is 8,626,207. Virginia has higher rates of food insecurity in rural areas for reported households however, I believe theseContinue reading “Some things to think about concerning Virginia, hunger, and ag.”
Food Inequity, Justice, and Rights.
This morning i got choked up and almost cried reading an article on Medium about a recount of someone having experienced childhood food insecurity and hunger. Last night reading USDA statistics and CPS surveys…I almost cried. I realize full well I alone cannot in any way end hunger for everyone. I am not that naive,Continue reading “Food Inequity, Justice, and Rights.”
Rural Ruminations 