09/06/2026
“What does the color of your skin have to do with farming?”
I get asked that sometimes.
And the answer is:
Nothing… and everything.
My skin doesn’t make my chickens grow differently.
It doesn’t make the vegetables grow differently.
It doesn’t change how early I have to get up or how hard I have to work.
But I still say that I am a PROUD BLACK WOMAN FARMER.
Why?
Because representation matters.
Because there was a time when Black farmers owned millions of acres of farmland in this country—and generations of Black families lost much of that land.
Because somewhere there’s a little Black girl or boy who has never seen someone who looks like them raising animals, growing food, owning farmland, and building an agricultural business.
I want them to see me.
I’m not saying “Black farmer” because I think the color of my skin makes me a better farmer.
I’m saying it because I’m proud of who I am AND what I do.
I’m Black.
I’m a woman.
I’m a farmer.
I’m a business owner.
And I don’t have to separate those things to make somebody else comfortable.
So yes…
I am a PROUD BLACK FARMER. 🌱🤎
And if that inspires somebody else to believe they belong in agriculture too?
Then I’m going to keep saying it.
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