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Back to Search#063: Mississippi Part IV: Big Ma
Episode 63
Big Ma, the daughter of a sharecropper and homemaker, hails from Mt. Olive, Mississippi. Soft spoken (like her mama Louvenia), but full of character,…
6 years, 2 months ago
#062: Mississippi Part III: Big Daddy the Trucker
Episode 62
Big Daddy grew up in Canton, MS and was a hunter: rabbit, squirrels, raccoons-- this was a way of life in the country. And at an early age he took to…
6 years, 2 months ago
#061: Mississippi Part II: Farm Rejuvenation with Felicia Bell
Episode 61
Our history is filled land loss and discrimination amongst black families and farmers, but this story reflects rejuvenation. Ms. Felicia Bell, a Miss…
6 years, 2 months ago
#060: Mississippi Part I: Grandma Catherine
Episode 60
Born in a small Alabama town, Grandma Catherine remembers having all the food she and her family needed on the land. Surrounded by muscadines, peach …
6 years, 2 months ago
#059: Edible Season Finale
Episode 59
In this season finale, host, Melissa L. Jones and guest Jeremy Carry talk gratitude, vision and purpose! Powered and distributed by Simplecast
6 years, 3 months ago
#058: Black Food Justice
Episode 58
Black Food Justice is a fight for our health, wealth equity, access to greener environments, and our land. In this episode, Asha Carter, deputy direc…
6 years, 3 months ago
#057: A Conversation with Krystal Mack
Episode 57
Food isn't linear, and for artists like Krystal Mack, this means using food to tell our history, build community, and as a tool for social design. In…
6 years, 4 months ago
#056: Everybody's Juice
Episode 56
Fresh-pressed juice is for everybody, literally. We all need nutrients and vitamins from leafy greens, citrus, and fruits, it's nature's medicine. In…
6 years, 4 months ago
#055: Reflections of the Land Part II
Episode 55
What does land mean to you? And if you inherited it, how would you steward it? This episodes continues conversations from last week's episode, Reflec…
6 years, 4 months ago
#054: Reflections of the Land Part I
Episode 54
In this episode, host Melissa L. Jones takes time to share reflections of the land, along with guest and farmer, Jeremy Carry. Land has been a signif…
6 years, 5 months ago