Episode 92: Cheryl Whilby of Soul Fire Farm on Ending Food Apartheid in America
“The land was the scene of the crime, but it was not our oppressor. Being on the land is healing. It’s therapeutic. It’s where we’re meant to be.
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I am obsessed with documentaries about food, organic agriculture, poly farming, soil, etc. Streaming services cannot make enough documentaries on those topic to keep up with how quickly I devour them. That’s why for ages I’ve been following Soul Fire Farm on Instagram. Created by a fellow Clark University alumnus, Soul Fire Farm is a women owned, Afro-Indiginous Educational Farm that is feeding, educating, immersing and changing their community. In this episode I am honored to have Cheryl Whilby, the Administrative Program Manager at Soul Fire Farm and the Market Manager for the Schenectady Farmers Market so we can talk all things food and farming and how fruit, veg and property ownership are critical to transforming equality in America.
To connect, support, and follow Cheryl and Soul Fire Farm you can follow or visit:
Instagram: @soulfirefarm
Website: soulfirefarm.org
Email: love@soulfirefarm.org
Resources
Show Notes / Things We Discussed:
Soul Fire Farm
Grafton, NY
Food Desert
Food Apartheid
CSA - community supported agriculture
UK
Sustainable Agriculture
Organic Farming
Food Recovery
YogaZama
Albany, NY
Troy, NY
Schenectady, NY
Redlining
Diabetes
Hypertension
Farming While Black by Leah Penniman
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Production, Audio Engineering, & Editing by Jordan Duffy
Music by Joakim Karud @joakimkarudmusic