National Black Agriculture Awareness Week Press and Media Coverage

The Grio - State of Urban farming: Its not easy to be black and green

http://www.thegrio.com/news/the-state-of-urban-farming.php?page=2

George Washington Carver ~ National Black Agriculture Awareness Week

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/06/22/18682688.php

News One - from the Grio

http://newsone.com/nation/newsonestaff4/urban-farming-it-aint-easy-being-black-and-green/

Beginner's Mind Reflection on Race -DC FOOD For All

http://dcfoodforall.com/2011/07/beginners-mind-reflecting-on-race/

Did you know!

That only 1 in 100 farms are Black owned farms

The average age of a Black Farmer is 63

1920, 14% of all American ag producers were Black,

2010, ONLY 1% of American ag producers are Black.

These numbers account for Black Land Loss of over 10 million acres of production and counting

Up Coming Events

Black Agriculture Awareness Week
July 10, 2011- July 16, 2011

U.S. Natural Disasters
Nashville ~ Tennessee Flood 2010

Princeville ~ Hurricane Floyd 1999

Tillery~ North Carolina Drought 1970's

Katrina ~ Hurricane Mississippi Delta 2005

Moundville ~ Mississippi Flood of 1927

Ike ~ Hurricane Texas 2008

U.S. Man Made Disasters

Gulf of Mexico ~ Oil Spill 2010

Tulsa ~ Race Riots 1921

New York ~ World Trade 911 Attack

Los Angeles ~ Race Riots 1992

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