Thread by @NFUDC

In response to our press release last week on racism and police brutality, we've heard from several people saying that this is "not an agricultural issue."

But we disagree. Agriculture, like many industries, is rife with racism. It is our responsibility to fight that racism.

Here are some ideas for how to do that:

1. Educate yourself about racism in agriculture.

There are several excellent books on the subject - we recommend Farming While Black by Leah Penniman, Freedom Farmers by Monica White, and Dispossession by Pete Daniel.

There's also a wealth of journalism on black land loss and systemic racism. Here's just a handful:

theguardian.com/environment/20…

theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

features.propublica.org/black-land-los…

thefern.org/2017/06/africa…

2. Donate to organizations that support black farmers:

@Federation1967
@NBGC100
@NationalMANRRS
@NBFJA
@plantingjustice

More from @CivilEats : civileats.com/2020/06/02/wan…

3. Listen to POC.

Here's where you can do that on twitter:
@soulfirefarm
@JWBoydNBFA
@SylvanaquaFarms
@karwasher
@GilliardFarms
@SankofaFarms
@thegardengriot
@soulfirefarm

4. Buy food from black farmers and black-owned food businesses. (shoppeblack.us/2019/04/black-…)

5. Vote for lawmakers who are committed to food justice.

6. Advocate policies that keep black farmers on their land.

This list isn’t complete with @Juneraisincane and @AngProvostFarms - they have spoken openly about the discrimination they’ve experienced and have done incredible work to raise awareness on the issue.

theguardian.com/world/2018/oct…