Building on the complex, biodiverse, agro-ecological farming systems practised in Africa is a key to food security, better livelihoods and tackling climate change argues Edie Mukiibi, a Ugandan agronomist, small farmer and president of Slow Food International. Here, he discusses their approach and also how they are working with young people throughout Africa through the Slow Food Gardens project, now with over 3500 gardens. He also expresses his disappointment with the Climate COP 27 outcome and the real challenges it failed to address.

Practising and promoting Agroecology in Uganda and beyond, Edie Mukiibi of Slow Food International

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In this debut episode of the Growing Liberation podcast, Sammie Ardito Rivera speaks with Michael Chaney, organizer, movement elder, and co-founder of Midwest Farmers of Color Collective. Known as the “Johnny Applesseed of urban farming in North Minneapolis,” Michael shares what he’s learned from his decades of community organizing in North Minneapolis and the civil rights movement. 

SAMMIE ARDITO RIVERA (Leech Lake and White Earth Ojibwe) is a member of the Midwest Farmers of Color Collective coordinating team. She also operates Sin Frontera Food and Farm with her family and is senior project director for Marnita’s Table.  

MICHAEL CHANEY is an activist, youth advocate, organizer, and cultural artist. He is a co-founder and serves on the coordinating team of Midwest Farmers of Color Collective and is also co-founder of Project Sweetie Pie and a leader in the growing “green movement” in North Minneapolis. 

GROWING LIBERATION is a podcast from Midwest Farmers of Color Collective, a collective of Black Indigenous farmers of color centered on racial justice and the development of food and farming systems that honor our communities past, present, and future. Learn more at: https://midwestfarmersofcolor.org/. 

MFCC would like to acknowledge all of the original founders of the Midwest Farmers of Color Collective: Vera F. Allen, Hindolo Pokawa, Zoe Hollomon, Michael Chaney, and Sophia Benrud.

EPISODE 1 CREDITS:

Creator: Midwest Farmers of Color Collective with Real Food Media 
Co-producer/host: Sammie Ardito Rivera, MFCC/Sin Fronteras Farm & Food
Co-producer/guest: Michael Chaney, MFCC/Project Sweetie Pie 
Audio editor: Jaime Roque 
Executive producer: Tanya Kerssen, Real Food Media 
Theme music: “Our Past Lives” by Moonfly

SHOW NOTES:

2:25 | What it means to be a movement elder
3:05 | The origins of Project Sweetie Pie
5:10 | Michael’s history of organizing in the 1980s and 90s
6:31 | Michael’s earliest memories of food and farming
7:45 | Michael: “How will I survive the apocalypse?” 
9:50 | Sammie on coming of age in the Indigenous environmental movement
10:20 | The pandemic as a wake up call.
10:33 | Michael on how food is a pivotal point for all of us to organize around
11:25 | The origin story of the Midwest Farmers of Color Collective
14:00 | Organizing with Clyde Bellecourt to close Snyder’s Liquor Store
15:34 | Sammie on the American Indian Movement & influences of the Black Panther Party
17:09 | Michael, “It’s not just about a broken food system, it’s about broken communities.” 
18:18 | Sammie on communal values and using food as an organizing tool.
19:00 | MFCC programs to give voice to farmers of color 
20:08 | On meeting with legislators in DC to share the concerns of farmers of color
21:20 | Sustainable family farming vs. large-scale factory farm model 
22:22 | Sammie on land access
23:25 | Equity and inclusion as stated policy priorities for the Biden administration 
25:51 | Michael: “If we’re going to grow a sustainable food system, a sustainable planet, we need all hands on deck.”

DIG DEEPER:

Meet Project Sweetie Pie, MPR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le05GPxDv-Y

James Lileks, “Johnny Appleseed of north Minneapolis grows gardens, inspires kids,” Star Tribune 2016, https://www.startribune.com/johnny-appleseed-of-north-minneapolis-grows-gardens-inspires-kids/393618481/ 

Anya Crittenton, “Project Sweetie Pie,” Green American Magazine, https://www.greenamerica.org/soilsuperheroes/PSP 

Tom Weber, “In Mpls, advocates set to fight for North High's survival,” MPR 2010, https://www.mprnews.org/story/2010/10/12/minneapolis-north-high-school-closing 

“Close the Liquor Store” Documentary from 1991 about efforts by neighbors and AIM to close down Snyder's Liquor store in the Phillips Neighborhood. YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXKiDCSbtJo (Michael Chaney appears at minute 4:28)

Clyde Bellecourt, “Storied 1968: American Indian Movement,” https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=5353798844646482

Growing Liberation Ep. 1: Surviving the Apocalypse

From 2020. 
It seems only natural that with our recent shows focusing on the nurturing of food producing gardens and green spaces, that we do a show about how to prepare and cook that delicious fare in a manner which supports our food sovereignty, all the way from the organic green earth to our kitchens and plates.
Joining us this morning to chat about an exciting new project, The Container Kitchen Coop, is ex-farmer come foodie advocate, and owner of The Scrumpers Garden catering, Ruth Gaha-Morris. 
Learn about the benefits of kitchen co-ops, community kitchens and retaining food sovereignty within our communities.

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In the spring of 2023, representatives from the Midwest Farmers of Color Collective traveled to Washington DC for the Rally for Resilience, an incredible action led by the farmers and workers on the front lines of the climate crisis. 

GROWING LIBERATION is a podcast from Midwest Farmers of Color Collective, a collective of Black Indigenous farmers of color centered on racial justice and the development of food and farming systems that honor our communities past, present, and future. Learn more at: https://midwestfarmersofcolor.org/. 

EPISODE 2 CREDITS: 

Creator: Midwest Farmers of Color Collective with Real Food Media 
Host/narrator: Sammie Ardito Rivera, MFCC/Sin Fronteras Farm & Food/Marnita’s Table 
Featured voices (in order of appearance): Duane “Chili” Yazzie (Diné from Shiprock, Navajo Nation/ToohBAA), Sammie Ardito Rivera, Zoe Hollomon (MFCC/Rootsprings/Pesticide Action Network), Angela Dawson (MFCC/40 Acre Cooperative), Moses Momanyi (MFCC/Dawn2Dusk Farms/Kilimo MN), Lily Mboss (MFCC/Tulime Cooperative), Yanely Martínez (Californians for Pesticide Reform), Susuyu Lassa (Soul Fire Farm). 
B-roll and interview recordings by: Zoe Hollomon
Audio editor: Claire Reynolds  
Executive producer: Tanya Kerssen, Real Food Media 
Theme music: “Our Past Lives” by Moonfly
Background music by: Rob Gal  

SHOW NOTES:

1:20 | MFCC co-founder Zoe Hollomon talks about the planning of the Rally for Resilience
1:45 | Rally audio: Yanely Martínez of Californians for Pesticide Reform
2:30 | What is the Farm Bill? 
2:53 | Zoe summarizes the priorities of farmers of color in the upcoming Farm Bill 
4:11 | Farmland consolidation and the reduction in the number of Black farmers 
4:34 | Rally audio: Angela Dawson
5:15 | The Pigford class action lawsuit against the USDA for discrimination
5:31 | Angela on how thousands of Black farmers have still not seen justice
6:34 | Immigrant farmers face different challenges
6:52 | Moses Momanyi on advocating for immigrant farmers 
8:00 | One of the central issues for all farmers of color is access to land
8:25 | Lilly Mboss: “It was so beautiful to be able to speak up for land access issues” in DC
9:19 | Farmers of color are asking for the farm bill to include a title around labor
9:45 | Rally audio: Yanely Martínez on farmworker organizing against pesticides
11:16 | Zoe on the potential for this year's Farm Bill to address environmental justice, climate resilience, and racial equity in the food system
12:16 | Angela Dawson on the need to build stronger coalitions 
13:27 | Susuyu Lassa summarizes why farmers of color are rising up for climate resilience

DIG DEEPER:

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, “Release: Farmers Take Action on Climate Crisis, Urging Policymakers to Pay Attention,” January 19, 2023, https://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/release-farmers-take-action-on-climate-crisis-urging-policymakers-to-pay-attention/ 

Eloni Porcher, “HEAL Food Alliance Shows Up Big in DC for a Transformative Farm Bill,” HEAL Food Alliance, March 24, 2023, 
https://healfoodalliance.org/heal-food-alliance-shows-up-big-dc-for-a-transformative-farm-bill/ 

Omanjana Goswami, “As Congress Prepares for a Farm Bill, Will There Be Justice for Black Farmers?” Union of Concerned Scientists, January 27, 2023, https://blog.ucsusa.org/omanjana-goswami/as-congress-prepares-for-a-farm-bill-will-there-be-justice-for-black-farmers/ 

Andrew Hazzard, “Minnesota farmers of color seek support, funding in new federal farm bill,” Sahan Journal, April 6, 2023, https://sahanjournal.com/climate-environment/farm-bill-minnesota-farmers-of-color-tina-smith-congress/ 

Adam Goldstein, “Progressive agriculture groups rally for land access, climate-smart policies in farm bill,” Minnesota Reformer, March 10, 2023, https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/03/10/progressive-agriculture-groups-rally-for-land-access-climate-smart-policies-in-farm-bill/

Growing Liberation Ep. 2: Farmers of Color go to Washington

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Midwest Farmers of Color Collective is a collective of Black, Indigenous, Farmers of Color, centered on racial justice and the development of food and farming systems that honor our communities past, present, and future.

The Growing Liberation Podcast aims to reclaim our narratives and reveal our crucial connection to the land, to our food, our culture, our political power, and our economic autonomy. Growing Liberation guests come from farming backgrounds and share our untold stories to foster a community of farmers of color by sharing stories left out of the mainstream conversation about the food system and land equity.

Align in the Sound is a podcast combining audio from three sources:
 - Radio Behind the Lines
 - The New Economy Network of Australia
 - Co-ops Commons and Communities Canberra.

Radio Behind the Lines (BTL) has been going to air every week on Community Radio 2XX 98.3FM in Canberra, Australia for over 30 years. We talk with anyone who is trying to make the world a better place. 
The New Economy Network of Australia (NENA) was conceived in 2016. NENA is an Australian Co-operative which aims to bring together people around the continent who are creating and thinking about a new economy which serves people and planet, and amplify the fantastic work already being done. BTL has recorded 3 of their national conferences, which can be found here.
Co-operatives, Commons and Communities Canberra (CoCanberra) is building the new economy in Canberra, Australia, through the creation of “Climate Co-ops”.
This means you will continue to hear the eclectic mix of interviews and field recordings from Behind the Lines, mixed up with snapshots of what NENA’s various hubs and people are up to, various conferences, and recordings from the regular meetups of CoCanberra.
Use the playlists to browse through our archive to discover interviews, rallies, lectures and more from all sorts of people who are trying to make the world a better place, and many recordings from the NENA conferences.

Thanks to Jacopo Werther [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)] for the Romanesco Broccoli natural fractal photo. Find the original at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Romanesco_Broccoli_detail_-_(1).jpg
Enjoy!
The Align in the Sound team.

Curator, Food Systems Academy. Working for fair, healthy and sustainable food systems

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