Black Farmers /tags/black-farmers Black Farmers en-US Copyright © 2024 Thu, 16 May 2024 22:42:32 GMT A St. Louis farmer wants more north city residents to grow their own food /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-05-16/st-louis-farmer-wants-north-city-residents-to-grow-their-food Tosha Phonix says gardens and farms empower Black communities in St. Louis. Thu, 16 May 2024 22:42:32 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-05-16/st-louis-farmer-wants-north-city-residents-to-grow-their-food Ulaa Kuziez USDA study finds socially disadvantaged farmers operate at a higher risk /economy-business/2023-12-26/socially-disadvantaged-farmers-operate-with-higher-risk A U.S. Department of Agriculture report found “socially disadvantaged producers,” especially Black farmers, operate at a higher risk level compared to their white counterparts and are less likely to receive government payments. Tue, 26 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2023-12-26/socially-disadvantaged-farmers-operate-with-higher-risk Anna Pope Leah Lee has a mission: To reconnect Black women to farming /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-03-08/leah-lee-has-a-mission-to-reconnect-black-women-to-farming Leah Lee founded Growing Food Growing People to fill a void of representation in the farming community. She’ll be instructing an eight-week class called Gardening 101. Thu, 09 Mar 2023 00:00:04 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-03-08/leah-lee-has-a-mission-to-reconnect-black-women-to-farming Miya Norfleet One year later, farmers of color are still waiting on billions of federal relief dollars /health-science-environment/2022-06-29/one-year-later-farmers-of-color-are-still-waiting-on-billions-of-federal-relief-dollars The American Rescue Plan promised $4 billion in debt relief to “socially disadvantaged farmers.” But a swarm of lawsuits from banks and white farmers alleging discrimination has put the aid on hold. Wed, 29 Jun 2022 13:15:31 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-06-29/one-year-later-farmers-of-color-are-still-waiting-on-billions-of-federal-relief-dollars Dana Cronin Black farmers see new opportunities in the budding industrial hemp industry /health-science-environment/2022-04-04/black-farmers-see-new-opportunities-in-the-budding-industrial-hemp-industry There’s a glaring disparity issue in industrial hemp production — just 6% of producers are Black. A couple in Missouri hopes to create the state’s first Black-owned hemp processing site. Mon, 04 Apr 2022 10:38:02 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-04-04/black-farmers-see-new-opportunities-in-the-budding-industrial-hemp-industry Corinne Ruff