Celebrating Black Agrarian Leaders | Additional Resources

Throughout Black History Month, Food Well Alliance has been sharing the stories of Black Agrarian Leaders from the past and present. We’ve heard from Ms. Haylene Green “The Garden Queen,” "Bobby Wilson, and Tenisio Seanima. All growers making changes in metro Atlanta’s local food movement. We’ve also shared the stories of some influential leaders in history, including Booker T. Washington, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Booker T. Whatley.

While today may be the last day of Black History Month, learning about and celebrating the instrumental work accomplished by Black growers doesn’t end here. If you’re interested in learning more about the influential leaders we’ve covered, want to hear the stories of other black growers, or are interested in getting involved in urban agriculture, check out some resources below.

Learn More About the Growers We Featured in 2022

Ms. Haylene Green “The Garden Queen”

• Follow Ms. Haylene on Instagram @atlgardenqueen​​​​​​​​ or Facebook at The Garden Queen​​​​​​​​

• Visit her website at www.thegardenqueen.com/ to learn more about her story or join her in the garden

• If you missed Ms. Haylene’s story Food Well Alliance Instagram, read it here.

Bobby Wilson | Metro Atlanta Urban Farm

• Follow Metro Atlanta Urban Farm on Instagram and Facebook

• Visit the farm’s website at http://themetroatlantaurbanfarm.com/ to learn more about their educational programs and get involved

• If you missed Bobby Wilson’s story Food Well Alliance Instagram, read it here.

Tenisio Seanima | Nature’s Candy Farms

• Follow Nature’s Candy Farms on Instagram at @natures_candy_farms​​​​​​​​ or on Facebook

• Visit www.naturescandyfarms.square.site

• If you missed Tenisio Seanima’s story Food Well Alliance Instagram, read it here.

Learn More About the Historical Leaders We Featured

Booker T. Washington

Fannie Lou Hamer

Booker T. Whatley

Black-Owned Farms Around Metro Atlanta

Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture

• Follow them on Instagram and Facebook

• Sign up for their CSA/weekly produce boxes here.

• Visit www.trulylivingwell.com to learn more

Atlanta Harvest

• Follow them on Instagram and Facebook

• Sign up for their CSA Foodbox program

• Visit www.atlantaharvest.com to learn more

Patchwork City Farms

• Follow them on Instagram and Facebook

• Check out Jamila Norman’s series Homegrown

• Visit www.patchworkcityfarms.com/ to learn more

Phoenix Gardens Farm

• Follow them on Facebook

• Shop fresh Produce

• Visit https://phoenixgardens.net/ to learn more

High Hog Farm

• Follow them on Instagram and Facebook

• Check out their “Communiversity” programs

• Learn more at https://highhog.farm/

Books, TV, and Videos

• Read We Are Each Other’s Harvest by Natalie Baszile

• Watch High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America

• Read Freedom Farmers by Monica M. White

• Watch Food Well Alliance’s Seeds of Resilience Series

• Read Growing Out Loud by Rashid Nuri

• Read The Cooking Gene by Michael W. Twitty

• Read Farming While Black by Leah Penniman

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Know of a resource that you think should be on the list? Send it to our Marketing Manager Ashley Wiley at ashley@foodwellalliance.org and we’ll make sure it’s added.