Sowing seeds of change
April 8, 2022
Tiffany LaShae is healing the soil and the historical trauma of a racist food system.
“One of the most radical and revolutionary things you can do is grow your own food and eat from the land,” says Tiffany LaShae, master’s student in the Graduate Program in Land and Atmospheric Science. Just 2% of farmers in the United States are Black, and LaShae is a leader among them. A vegetable farmer, food justice activist, and soil health educator, LaShae is empowering farmers of color and activating white allies throughout the Midwest and the country. Read the full story on the Department of Soil, Water and Climate website.
