Regenerative Farming: Tackling Racism with Rice [The Jubilee Justice Story]

About This Project

Summary

This project showcases a collective of Black farmers, working on an old Louisiana plantation, who grow a water-efficient rice strain which they mill at the region's first Black-owned mill. It pulls together several important topics: reparations, food sovereignty, and environmentally friendly agriculture. By bringing this project to our nationwide PBS, public radio, and podcast audience, we aim to inform the public about viable alternatives to our current food system.

Goals & Objectives

The goal is to provide permanent and widely available information to the public. Our content is always available, free of charge, as an online archive on our YouTube channel. In addition to the viewership during the initial broadcast, our work is often shown by educators and community groups.

Results & Impact

The Jubilee Justice leadership has shared that this project has enabled them to explain and showcase their work in a way that would not otherwise be possible. By using our episode as part of their educational and outreach efforts, they have shared their inspirational story, and raised additional.