The US has been losing farms at an alarming rate. This is especially true for Black farmers, who have lost more than 90% of their land since 1910 as a result of systemic discrimination. Histories of Black land loss has created a generational divide — between older farmers who fought to maintain their way of life, their children who moved away to cities, and younger generations who want to return to the land but don’t know how. Bridging this gap is vital to create a path for future Black farmers.
Roy Mosley is cultivating conditions for Black farming to thrive. His farm is a testament that diverse, ecological, and ethical farming can be viable on a small-scale. Mosley fosters farmer-to-farmer knowledge exchange, sharing his own farm as a blueprint and connecting younger and older farmers, enabling the flow of generational learning once again.
