Hi Everyone,

We are in the middle of NOFA-NY’s first virtual Winter Conference, Rooted In Resilience, and it is going great! There are so many workshops and discussions taking place every day, and it’s very comforting to know that they are all being recorded and that I can listen to them at a later time if I can’t join the discussion live.

My cooking class, Wow Your Guests with Vegan Appetizers, will be on Saturday, January 23rd, at 4pm EST, where I will be teaching how to make delicious, vegetarian, Sushi Rolls, Roasted Butternut Squash Tapenade, and GF Potato Latkes with Apple Sauce. If you’re signed up for the Conference, you can join live, otherwise you’ll have to wait for the video!

Leah Penniman, Co-Founder of Soul Fire Farm and Author of “Farming While Black” Joins Bhavani on the Progressive Radio Network!

Leah Penniman (li/she/ya/elle) is a Black Kreyol farmer/peyizan, mother, soil nerd, author, and food justice activist from Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, NY. She co-founded Soul Fire Farm in 2010 with the mission to end racism in the food system and reclaim our ancestral connection to land. As Co-Director and Farm Manager, Leah is part of a team that facilitates powerful food sovereignty programs – including farmer training for Black & Brown people, a subsidized farm food distribution program for communities living under food apartheid, and domestic and international organizing toward equity in the food system. Leah has been farming since 1996, holds an MA in Science Education and a BA in Environmental Science and International Development from Clark University, and is a Manye (Queen Mother) in Vodun. Leah trained at Many Hands Organic Farm, Farm School MA, and internationally with farmers in Ghana, Haiti, and Mexico. She also served as a high school biology and environmental science teacher for 17 years. The work of Leah and Soul Fire Farm has been recognized by the Soros Racial Justice Fellowship, Fulbright Program, Pritzker Environmental Genius Award, Grist 50, and James Beard Leadership Award, among others. Her book, Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm’s Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land is a love song for the land and her people. 

I hope you can join us on Thursday. I know our discussion will be insightful and thought provoking, and a wonderful dialog to bring into the New Year.

My radio show, iEat Green with Bhavani on the Progressive Radio Network is live, every Thursday, from 10-11 am, EST.  To tune in to the live show, just navigate to PRN.fm and listen in! Or, if you prefer, listen on the phone by calling 712-775-6850.

If you miss our live show please listen on iTunes by downloading the Podcast App.

If you want to call in during the show with any questions for me or my guest, the call-in number is 888-874-4888. If you are listening to the podcast after the live broadcast, you can still ask me a question by leaving me a voicemail message at 862-800-6805. Just remember to say your name, what show you’re calling about (iEat Green with Bhavani), and your question. The message will be passed on to me, and I will get back to you.

With Love and Gratitude,

Bhavani

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