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Black News Channel: Black Farmers Bouncing Back After Discriminatory Practices by USDA Nearly Eliminated Them
January 7, 2022

Black News Channel’s “The World Tonight” looks at the state of Black-owned farming. The eight-minute segment features an interview with [...]

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Fourtee Acres Farm Shows Power Of Legacy
October 11, 2021

The Carolinian Newspaper October 7, 2021 By Tyria McCray, Staff Writer   One word, Legacy. That alone encompasses Fourtee Acres [...]

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Black US farmers awaiting billions in promised debt relief
September 1, 2021

By ROXANA HEGEMAN and ALLEN G. BREED for the Associated Press September 1, 2021 AP News website AP YouTube video [...]

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Moving Forward Through Farming
August 31, 2021

By Pamela A. Keene, for the September 2021 issue of “Carolina Country” magazine Self-described farmer, teacher and dreamer Kamal Bell [...]

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In the U.S. South, a forestry project helps Black families keep their land
June 8, 2021

by Carey L. Biron | Thomson Reuters Foundation June 7, 2021 Southern program aims to turn around a century-long trend that [...]

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Why stepped-up basis is important for maintaining family forests
May 25, 2021

In this commentary published in The Hill — a policy-oriented news outlet in Washington, D.C. — author Thomas Straka warns [...]

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Tyrone Williams, owner of Fourtee Acres, discusses leaving behind a legacy of sustainable forest management for the next generation
February 4, 2021

This #forestproud video produced by Enviva Biomass features the Fourtee Acres farm owned by Edna and Tyrone Williams of Enfield, [...]

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A 4-H Testimonial: At All Stages of Life, Forests and the Outdoors Hold Treasures You Can’t Find Elsewhere
October 30, 2020

by Guy A. Holley, Bertie County 4-H Agent   As an adult, I have become connected to the outdoors in [...]

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Sustainable Agriculture with The Cherry Farm
October 28, 2020

Sustainable agriculture is an integral piece in preventing further land loss within the agricultural community. Avis Gray of Cherry Farm [...]

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‘Death And Dirt’ Law To Conservation For Black-Owned Forests: Meet Mavis Gragg
June 17, 2020

Mavis Gragg never thought her work would “take her to the trees,” but that is where she has found herself. [...]