Read more at http://www.blacklandproject.org/todays-black-farmer/ Close your eyes and envision a black relationship to land. You might picture a farmer: a man whose weathered hands match his wise, deeply lined face. He might be anywhere in the deep south, slowly driving…
Ayiti Resurrect!
I am just back from my grandfather’s homeland, Ayiti, land of mountains and beautiful history. My sister, Naima, catalyzed Ayiti Resurrect, a delegation of 20 powerful artists, healers, and culture workers from Haiti and the African disapora to convene in…
Soul Fire Farm Internship Posted
Soul Fire Farm joined the Worldwide Workers on Organic Farms movement as well as Grow Food and Sustainable Food Jobs Please help us spread the word!
Farm Expanded, Winterized
We are more and more in love with our no till vegetable production methods. As the gardens finished up, we moved the chickens through with intentional overgrazing. They devoured all the weeds and crop residue, scratched the soil, and left a thin…
Garlic Planting!
Last Sunday, October 23, Jay and Wanda travelled up from NYC and DC respectively to spend the day learning and helping at our farm. We are so honored and blessed by their decision to share time with us. We planted…
Occupy Albany Support
We are solidarity with Occupy Wall Street and all of its international cousins, including Occupy Albany. I was able to participate directly for the first time last night, attending the People of Color Working Group Meeting. The power of it…
For the Sanctity of Life Part 2 (or How to Talk to a 6-Year-Old About Death)
THE POETRY… We began at dawn and called our beloved Rabbi as early as we dared (the day after Yom Kippur!) to ask for the appropriate blessing for killing chickens. Neither of us is a shochet, so the slaughter was…
For the Sanctity of Life Part 1
On October 10 and spilling over a bit into the next day, we slaughtered and processed 32 chickens here on the farm for meat. It was a physically and spiritually intense day and you can read all about it in…
Soul Fire Farm Presents at Black Farmers Conference
Full workshop notes posted here for “Honoring Our Bodies with Healthy Food.”
CSA Newsletter, September 25, 2011
Thank you so much for being part of our inaugural CSA this year! We loved growing food for you and hope you enjoyed it and it enhanced your health and well being. This week marks the end of the veggie CSA season. Please watch…