Recent Scholarship

Alexis Yamashita reflects on her life as a Japanese American and shares stories about her family history and related food memories. Alexis gives an overview of her work with egalitarian communities and seeds throughout. Likewise, she mentions some of her favorite crops, how religion relates to her work, and her hopes for the future.

Alexis Yamashita reflects on her life as a Japanese American and shares stories about her family history and related food memories. Alexis gives an overview of her work with egalitarian communities and seeds throughout. Likewise, she mentions some of her favorite crops, how religion relates to her work, and her hopes for the future.

Ayana Burroughs describes her experience working as a teacher and shares about her journey to school garden education. She talks about her students and their relationships to food, and the ways in which her students have grown since being involved in the school garden. She gives her insights on social issues, like food deserts and apartheid, and offers her real life experience witnessing it in Atlanta, GA. The interview ends with Burroughs' reflection on the severance between Black people and their seeds, and offers her hopes of more people reconnecting to the land.

Ayana Burroughs describes her experience working as a teacher and shares about her journey to school garden education. She talks about her students and their relationships to food, and the ways in which her students have grown since being involved in the school garden. She gives her insights on social issues, like food deserts and apartheid, and offers her real life experience witnessing it in Atlanta, GA. The interview ends with Burroughs' reflection on the severance between Black people and their seeds, and offers her hopes of more people reconnecting to the land.

s. Bonnetta Adeeb shares the story of her childhood and leaving the Jim Crow South to California with her family, as well as her return to the East. Adeeb reflects on the prominent projects she has led in Maryland and the SE, as well as the work she is currently doing with seeds, collards, and school forest farming. She explores themes of African cultural heritage, the South, gardening, and seed saving. Towards the end of the interviews, she emphasizes the importance of involving everyone in the work of reconnecting to their cultures, food, and nature.

s. Bonnetta Adeeb shares the story of her childhood and leaving the Jim Crow South to California with her family, as well as her return to the East. Adeeb reflects on the prominent projects she has led in Maryland and the SE, as well as the work she is currently doing with seeds, collards, and school forest farming. She explores themes of African cultural heritage, the South, gardening, and seed saving. Towards the end of the interviews, she emphasizes the importance of involving everyone in the work of reconnecting to their cultures, food, and nature.

Mr. Don Madden shares about his experience growing up on his family's farm in Lafayette, Georgia, during the 1940s/50s. He shares about farming practices, sharing with neighbors, and the foods they prepared. Madden also shares about his current ventures and his dreams to get the community involved in growing, especially children, on his own land.

Mr. Don Madden shares about his experience growing up on his family's farm in Lafayette, Georgia, during the 1940s/50s. He shares about farming practices, sharing with neighbors, and the foods they prepared. Madden also shares about his current ventures and his dreams to get the community involved in growing, especially children, on his own land.

Emmanuel Fields discusses the history of his family and their migration from Louisiana to Chicago, and finally to Kentucky. Throughout his story, Emmanuel explores the dynamics of race within his own life, and how race impacts Black growers. He highlights his work in conservation, as well as his journey to gardening and oral history work and touches on the ways this work impacts him and his community.

Emmanuel Fields discusses the history of his family and their migration from Louisiana to Chicago, and finally to Kentucky. Throughout his story, Emmanuel explores the dynamics of race within his own life, and how race impacts Black growers. He highlights his work in conservation, as well as his journey to gardening and oral history work and touches on the ways this work impacts him and his community.