No pride for some of us without liberation for all of us. Marsha P. Johnson Sweet Greetings Beloved Community This month, we honored the layered intersections of Pride and Juneteenth, where Black liberation and queer resilience meet. These histories are…
May ’25 Love Notes
It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains. Assata Shakur Blessings Beloved Community We recently harvested…
April ’25 Love Notes
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 Boukmanย (before the Bois Caรฏman ceremony) Blessings Beloved Community Spiritual fortification has always been vital…
March ’25 Love Notes
I think weโre just figuring out how to survive a world on fire… that itโs 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 Thereโs 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
รrรณkรฒ 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…









