The god who created the earth and the sea is with us, the spirits are with us. We are free and we shall remain free. Dutty Boukman (before the Bois Caïman ceremony) Blessings Beloved Community Spiritual fortification has always been vital…
March ’25 Love Notes
I think we’re just figuring out how to survive a world on fire… that it’s okay to be alive. Akwaeke Emezi Blessings Beloved Community Welcome to spring dear ones! With our bodies mirroring the body of the land, the changing…
February ’25 Love Notes
The world is full of painful stories. Sometimes it seems as though there aren’t any other kind and yet I found myself thinking how beautiful that glint of water was through the trees. Octavia Butler Blessings Beloved Community There’s something…
January ’25 Love Notes
Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before sunrise. Anything will give up its secrets if you love it enough. George Washington Carver Sweet Greetings Community January was a month full of contrasting emotions. The joy sitting…
December ’24 End of Year Letter
Ìrókò The Iroko is a divine hardwood tree from the west coast of tropical Africa. Irokos don’t branch for the first several feet of the trunk, resembling an enduring arm reaching up from the earth with fingers spreading out towards…
BUTTERFLY OF TRANSFORMATIVE SOCIAL CHANGE
How do we discern the most effective and aligned social justice strategies? Is it more important to engage in civil disobedience or to work on legislation? Is it more effective to organize with our neighbors or to provide a healing…
Hurricane Helene Relief Resources for Farmers
For our FARM-ily impacted by the most recent climate disaster, Hurricane Helene, you are not alone! Please look into the following disaster assistance programs to support restoration of your farm and community work. Persimmon Collective Mini-Grants Southern Exposure Running Resources…
August ’23 Love Notes
One of the most vital ways we sustain ourselves is by building communities of resistance, places where we know we are not alone. bell hooks Blessings Dreamers, As we begin to hear the whispers of fall approaching in the cooler…
Leah’s Sabbatical
Greetings friends, I will be on Sabbatical from June through December 2023. I am so grateful for your support of this period of refresh and reset, which is profoundly necessary after two decades of steadfast labor and unwavering dedication to…
Black Earth Wisdom
BLACK EARTH WISDOM By Leah Penniman, author of Farming While Black Publisher: HarperCollins Ltd “I love to think of nature as unlimited broadcasting stations, through which God speaks to us every day, every hour.” ~Dr. George Washington Carver, Tuskegee University,…