I have been heartbroken by the vitriolic attacks experienced by many members of our activist community – not in one situation, but in several, both online and offline. For several months I have been listening and supporting targeted individuals, helping…
Love Notes #2: Resistance Strategy and Sign Ups
Love Notes #2, January 24, 2017 By Leah Penniman Resistance Strategies, New Farm Manager, Job Opening, Sign Ups for Everything, Winter Training, and “Love Will Triumph” To be a revolutionary is to be rooted in uncompromising love of our people and…
LOVE NOTES #1, Jan 2017: Haiti Rises
Dear Community, Happy New Year! We pray that you are staying connected to your heart and rooted in the strength of our movement, even as the forces of destruction are emboldened. We are just back from powerful healing and…
LOVE NOTES #23 – new squad forming, vulnerability, and stats
LOVE NOTES #23 December 11, 2016 By Leah Penniman We have a new email address love@soulfirefarm.org. Please update your contacts. Watch out world! Our 2017 farmer-activist crew is already on fire. We are so honored and blessed to…
Skillet Cornbread
Skillet Cornbread for a Crowd Recipe by Leah, perfected by Amani and Tagan Ingredients 7 cups cornmeal 3 cups brown rice flour 2 cups arrowroot powder 4 t baking soda 8 t baking powder 4 t salt 1.5 cups sugar…
Love Notes #22 – snow, ancestors, and survival
SOUL FIRE LOVE NOTES #22 November 22, 2016 Leah Penniman Our ancestors and elders never gave up on us, and we are not giving up on our children. Our great great grandmothers braided okra and rice seed into their hair…
Love Notes #21, November 2, 2016
Love Notes #21, November 2, 2016 By: Hannah Slipakoff Throwback to Chicken Transitioning during BLFI 3. Our amazing alum, Sammi Gay, shared some photos this week and we can’t resist passing on the images of beauty and joy that…
Love Notes #20, October 26, 2016
Love Notes #20, October 26, 2016 LAST FARM SHARE OF 2016!! By: Hannah Slipakoff Packing the house with love! Participants at this weekend’s community day enjoy the pot-luck lunch together. (Photo: Leah Penniman) Contents of Share Announcements Farm…
Love Notes #19, October 19, 2016
Love Notes #19, October 19, 2016 By: Hannah Slipakoff Contents of Share Announcements Farm and Food Justice News Recipes Flashback to August! We just got our camera back and found this gem from BLFI 3. (Photo: Jonah Vitale Wolff)…
Love Notes #18 and Job Openings
Love Notes #18, October 12, 2016 By: Hannah Slipakoff Contents of Share Announcements Farm and Food Justice News Recipes “They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds.” (Christianopoulos/Mexican Proverb) This beautiful group gathered Saturday for Soul…