Ep. 78 - Black Farming & Finding Your Food Story ft. Pearl Quick

BrownTown breaks bread with long-time homie Pearl Quick, soil
science educator, farmer, and pastor as they discuss the
histories of Black, brown, and indigenous farming practices while
navigating the relationship and resistance to oppressive
institutions, and what it means to decolonize our food systems.


Full transcription here!


GUEST
Hailing from the South Bronx, Pearl Quick is an educator in soil
science, disease ecology, genetics, and faith formation from
Sarah Lawrence & Princeton University. Pearl created Many
Soils, a farming space where Black and brown youth come to
learn how to decolonize their palates, look at the physical
world, and grow food for themselves, their families, and their
communities outside of the white gaze.


Mentioned in episode and more information:


SoapBox's Crossroads and Street Vendors Association Micro-Doc

Soul Fire Farm (New York) and Chicago City Farm

Caullen's Climate Change Meme

Lucia Leon -- LinkedIn, Farm Website (Chicago)

"Black Farmers Sow the Seeds for the Future" (In These Times)

"How do you estimate theft from slavery?" (Vox)

Black Farmers - If You Don’t Know, Now You Know (The Daily
Show)

Justice for Black Farmers (MSNBC)


"All-American Farms" (S5E2), United Shades of
America (CNN)



 


CREDITS: Intro soundbite from AJ+ and outro
music Rainforest by Noname. Audio engineered by Kiera
Battles. Episode photo by Pearl Quick.


 


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