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A review by mvindc
Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land by Leah Penniman
4.0
I was not expecting the format of this book to be so much like a textbook, but I tried to rate it based on who their intended audience was (people who are serious about starting farming but haven't bought land or started planting yet). It contains a lot of information about buying land and overcoming barriers to beginning farming, such as acquiring capital and finding loans. It also has information about various crops (including medicinal herbs) and crop plans, although if you are farming I don't think the depth of this information will suffice for you, but at least it's a starting point.
What I really liked about this book were the insets throughout that referenced cultural practices from Africa, Haiti, and other parts of the world that we can learn from, as well as historical black farmers and leaders who are less well-known. There was a strong element of culture and connecting to your roots as an element of farming that I thought was beautiful and isn't usually captured in books written by white farmers for other (presumably white) farmers.
This is not really a book you read through from start to finish, though I did try to do that. But if you are seriously considering farming and want to learn more about how to do that through a decolonized lens, I think this is an excellent resource.
What I really liked about this book were the insets throughout that referenced cultural practices from Africa, Haiti, and other parts of the world that we can learn from, as well as historical black farmers and leaders who are less well-known. There was a strong element of culture and connecting to your roots as an element of farming that I thought was beautiful and isn't usually captured in books written by white farmers for other (presumably white) farmers.
This is not really a book you read through from start to finish, though I did try to do that. But if you are seriously considering farming and want to learn more about how to do that through a decolonized lens, I think this is an excellent resource.