The color of food : stories of race, resilience and farming / Natasha Bowens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bowens, Natasha, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minority farmers--United States.

Minority farmers.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Place of Publication:

Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada : New Society Publishers, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Redefining the face of the American farmerThrough her compelling stories and powerful images Natasha Bowens' rainbow of farmers remind us that the industrialization of our food system and the oppression of our people -- two sides of the same coin -- will, if not confronted, sow the seeds of our own destruction.--- Mark Winne, Author of Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of PlentyThe Color of Food is a stunning collection of portraits and stories that sheds light on the seemingly forgotten agricultural history of people of color. Author, photographer and biracial farmer Na

Contents:

Front Cover; Praise; Title Page; Rights Page; Contents; Prologue: Sowing Seeds for the Road; Part 1: Brown Girl Farming; Part 2: Rooted in Rights; Portrait 1: Land Is Freedom; Portrait 2: Forced Migration; Portrait 3 :Lifeblood of the Land; Portrait 4: Home, Land; Portrait 5: Black Land Loss; Part 3: Seeds of Resilience; Portrait 1: Katrina to Chickens; Portrait 2: Transitioning to Sovereignty; Portrait 3: BuckingDependence; Portrait 4: Surviving as Transplants; Portrait 5: Transforming the South; Part 4: Preserving Culture and Community; Portrait 1: Cherokee Seed Bank

Portrait 2: Sustaining CommunityPortrait 3: Acequia Culture; Portrait 4: Gullah Seedlings; Portrait 5: Taste of Home; Part 5: Fierce Farming Women; Portrait 1: Alabama Strong; Portrait 2: American Indian Mothers; Portrait 3: Sisters; Portrait 4: A Farm of Her Own; Portrait 5: Defying the Odds; Part 6: Generation Rising; Portrait 1: Tierra Negra; Portrait 2: Breaking Down Borders; Portrait 3: Growing with Energy; Portrait 4: Kitchen Kwento; Portrait 5: Foods Are Our Teachers; Epilogue and Acknowledgements: Coming Home; Collage: We Are Here Too; Appendix; Notes; About the Author

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Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 12, 2015).

ISBN:

1-55092-585-7

OCLC:

911205364