Black families own just one percent of the country’s arable land. But that’s despite the fact US agriculture has deep roots in African traditions. Leah Penniman, author of the book Farming While Black, delves into the roots of our modern farming practices, and talks about a growing movement among young Black and indigenous farmers to reclaim lost land. Plus: A dispatch from Minneapolis, where a Jamaican restaurant has transformed into a protest supply hub.
59 – Bonus: Alice Waters
58 – How to Grow Your Own Cocktail
57 - Bonus: Introducing The Mother Jones Podcast
56 – What the Rajneeshee Cult Was Cooking Up
55 – This Is the Best Kind of Milk
54 – Did Drinking Give Me Cancer?
53 – When Sexual Harassment Is on the Menu
52 – This Is Your Dinner on Weed
51 – You Thought You Knew Spam. You Knew Nothing.
50 – The Year's Best Movies Are Secretly About Food
49 – It Shouldn't Be This Hard to Get an Ethical Cup of Coffee
48 – This Science Will Make You Feel Better About What You Eat
47 – Not Just Granola: How Hippies Reinvented American Cuisine
29 – This Simple Advice Completely Changed the Way I Eat
46 – Dinner and a Movie
45 – Restaurant Workers Say #MeToo
44 – When Dinner Gets Awkward
43 – Robin Sloan's Hilarious and Bizarre Food Novel
42 – After Napa’s Inferno, “We’re Still Standing”
41 – Do Farmers Still Love Trump?
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