Alice Walker Honored At Cooperative To Support Black Farmers (Video)
Written by Vegetarian Star on August 20th, 2010 in Authors, Business, Environment-Eco-Green, Farming, Restaurants, Videos.
| Alice Walkers speaks out on value of black farmers and family farms |
Author Alice Walker was honored at the Federation of Southern Cooperatives Land Assistance Fund, an advocacy group for black farmers. The Color of Purple author grew up on a farm with both her parents being harvesters, but told AI.com farming has over a 200 year history in her family.
A vegetarian, Walker said she considers her time with the Cooperative a merge between her passion for both animal rights and land preservation and hopes younger people will become educated about farming and choose to get involve.
Vegetarian Star has already briefly touched on initiatives to recognize and support eco-friendly black farmers, such as San Francisco’s Farmer Brown restaurant, which sources organic, sustainably grown and raised ingredients from local black farmers.
In addition, there is another organization that provides support to black farmers growing sustainable crops.
The Southeastern African-American Farmers Organic Network (SAAFON) is a network of farmers in six states and the Virgin Islands: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisina, North Carolina, South Carolina, and St. Croix Island. SAAFON farmers are either certified organic or growing organic. SAAFON’s goal is to add 10 new farmers each year and participation in the program is free.
SAAFON has three main goals, which are outlined on its website:
* To provide small and limited resource farmers with trainings, resources, and information to grow organically.
* To ensure the farmers in the network have access to available programs and services provided by universities, extension and research centers, agricultural organizations, and regional mentoring programs.
* To develop a farmers’ collaborative for the purpose of marketing their organically grown products locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally.
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