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How to find Black farmers in your area and support them

It’s no secret that Black farmers make up less than 1% of total U.S. farmers today, significantly less than there were more than a century ago. For decades, Black farmers have been disproportionately impacted by land loss, loan rejections, and fewer resources than their white counterparts.  Since Donald Trump took office in 2025, his administration…

Chefs Jasmine Norton and Catina Smith want to honor the matriarchs in their families by paying homage to the cooking traditions they were raised in

Most days, Jasmine Norton’s mother accompanies her in the kitchen at The Urban Oyster, the nation’s only Black woman-owned oyster bar that sits in a beautiful brick-and-mortar space on W. 36th Street.  While Norton says it was her father who instilled her love of oysters, which are served raw, fried, and chargrilled at her Hampden…

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