SOIL: A Living Story on the Move
Traveling Exhibition by Justin Hardiman | Presented by Rootswell & Partnership for a Healthier America
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Chef Dre: Elevating Healthy Eating in the Mississippi Delta
Chef Deandre Metcalf partners with Rootswell for chef pop ups at local Homecoming Tour.
Sacred Ground
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Fortress of Solitude
Community members listen to Mr. Bennie tell the untold stories of the Swan Lake Association and his plans to support a new generation of Black farmers on the land. As they walk to the bush harbor church, started after slavery, they feel the presence of their ancestors leading them to this moment. Justin Hardiman, a black, Mississippi raised photographer captures the day, and current world events make the moment even more special and the calls to return back to the land more urgent.
Farmers Market
Robbie Pollard, founder of the Happy Food Project, left a long IT career to reconnect with his agricultural roots, transforming his family's property into Start 2 Finish Farms, LLC. Through his healthy food initiative, he not only delivers fresh produce to underserved areas in the Mississippi Delta, but also empowers other farmers with resources like seeds, bulk purchasing, and equipment sharing under the cooperative brand Harvest of the Delta. Committed to building equity, Robbie educates youth on farming as a viable career and advocates for food access through programs like Farm to ECE and his vision of a mobile farmers market to serve areas without fresh produce.
The Harvest
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The Fruits of Our Labor
Founded in 1870 in Jonestown, MS, the Swan Lake Association was a Black-led church organization dedicated to empowering former slaves, later amassing over 600 acres of land. Today, Mr. Bennie continues this legacy by training a new generation of Black farmers through a farm incubation program, preserving agricultural traditions and economic independence.
Rooted
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Resilience
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Delta Sunrise
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