Farming

Learn With Us Speaker Series + Volunteer Training: Understanding the Legacy of Race and Farming

Learn With Us Speaker Series + Volunteer Training

UNDERSTANDING THE LEGACY OF RACE AND FARMING

Special Guests: Transplanting Traditions Youth Team

June 27th - 6pm Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library Drive

The Transplanting Traditions Youth Collaborative has been built from the ground up by the youth involved. Through the program, the teens build their leadership and public speaking abilities, deepen their understanding of racial equity and food justice, and develop audio and video documentary skills. The teens work as advocates for the refugee community by giving farm tours, speaking at conferences, and providing cooking demonstrations at the farmers market. Come engage with the youth about food justice in the refugee community and learn how to get involved with your community with a quick training opportunity for Farmer Foodshare's Donation Station and Food Ambassadors programs. 

RSVP your seat today! FREE TO ALL!

Special thanks to our sponsor: Courtney Brown of Hunter Rowe Residential Real Estate Agents & Advisors 

Farming is Public Service

After graduating in 2011 from UNC Chapel Hill, I spent a year living and working on a family farm in nearby Hillsborough. I experienced the edible seasons this bioregion has to offer as well as the realities of farm life: daily chores to keep animals healthy and happy; long hours in the fields building the soil, planting, weeding, and harvesting a variety of crops; late Friday nights processing chickens and early Saturday mornings preparing for markets. The reward for this hard work: hot coffee and thankful eaters ready to devour the precious fruits of that labor.