08/29/2026
I've spent most of my summer on farms, mostly offline, quietly living my purpose.
I spend a lot of my time on back roads, traveling from farm to farm. I like it out here.
Maybe because these roads feel familiar.
Long before I became a chef, farner or educator, I traveled roads like these with my Abu — farms, auctions for cows, lambs and goats.
There is a certain awareness that comes with being a Black woman with an Arabic name on these roads today. I don't romanticize that - But they've also given me some of my most beautiful experiences with food.
Small farms. Roadside stands. Fresh food.
Incredible people. There is still some fear here.
But there is also discovery.
This is Soil Notes.
