The traditions and challenges of being a Black farmer in Tennessee

This Is Nashville · Apr 18, 2023 · 50m

Part of this is due to institutional discrimination and land distribution policies that favored white farmers and landowners. Land loss among Black farmers far outpaces that of white landowners.

But that hasn’t stopped some Black farmers from living and working on land that has been in their family for generations. In this episode, we have a conversation with Black farmers about their traditions, the challenges they face, and their connection to the earth. We’re also joined by Tennessee Lookout senior reporter Anita Wadhwani about her recent coverage of Black farmers in West Tennessee who are…