Episode 71: The Color in Farming
b'Professor Angela Harris of UC Davis School of Law joins longtime civil rights activist, farmer and Terra Madre delegate Jim Embry in an exploration of the history of American agriculture as a site of citizenship and racialization.\\n\\nAngela Harris\\u2019 essay, \\u201c(Re)Integrating Spaces: The Color of Farming,\\u201d in the Savannah Law Review outlines structural inequities underlying farm ownership in the United States \\u2014 a history marked by slavery and indigenous and immigrant exclusion from land ownership and citizenship.\\n\\nJoin a conversation led by Jim Embry with farmers and ranchers who are making a different future the reality: Rudy Arredondo of the Latino Farmers and Ranchers Association in D.C., Aretta Begay of the Navajo-Churro sheep presidium, and Khai Nguy\\u1ec5n of VEGGI Farmers Cooperative in Louisiana. You\\u2019ll come away with an enhanced understanding of the impact of structural racism on farm ownership and the potential and urgent need for change, especially through farm bill programs. You will hear success stories and options for personal action that can lead to a different future.'