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Examines the historical plight of Black farmers in the United States and the rising generation reclaiming their rightful ownership to land and reconnecting with their ancestral roots.


As the co-founder of Soul Fire Farm in upstate New York, Leah Penniman finds strength in the deep historical knowledge of African agrarianism – agricultural practices that can heal people and the planet. Influenced and inspired by Karen Washington, a pioneer in urban community gardens in New York City, and fellow farmer and organizer Blain Snipstal, Leah galvanizes around farming as the basis of revolutionary justice.


In 1910, Black farmers owned 14 percent of all American farmland. Over the intervening decades, that number fell below two percent, the result of racism, discrimination, and dispossession. The film chronicles Penniman and two other Black farmers’ efforts to reclaim their agricultural heritage. Collectively, their work has a major impact, as each is a leader in sustainable agriculture and food justice movements.


Support & learn more:


For Black Farmer priorities, visit the Federation of Southern Cooperatives: Federation.Coop/advocacy


Fund Black land sovereignty at BlackFarmerFund.org


To support Afro-Indigenous Food Sovereignty visit SoulFireFarm.org, BlackDirtFarmCollective.com, and Rise & Root Farm

  • Year
    2023
  • Runtime
    75 minutes
  • Country
    USA
  • Premiere
    D.C. Premiere
  • Director
    Mark Decena