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Sowing Seeds

Standing on a fraction of the 1,400-acre Bland Family Farm, which has been in the hands of four generations of Black farmers, Robert Miller wraps his arms around his son, tucking him under his chest. Proverbs 13:22: "A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the sinner's wealth is laid up for the righteous."

By SOIL Exhibition Team
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Trailblazer

Born into a sharecropping family, Frank Rosenbur carries the legacy of Coahoma County's land while cultivating hope through a community garden turned thriving microfarm behind Federation Tower in Clarksdale, MS. In 2022, with the support of community partners, the farm tripled its production, bringing fresh, homegrown food to the residents, reconnecting them to a cherished way of life.

By SOIL Exhibition Team

Our Partners

  • Community Health Services Center, Inc logo
  • Alcorn State University logo
  • Reuben V. Anderson Center for Justice logo
  • But God... Ministries logo
  • Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi logo
  • Chicken Scratch Farms logo
  • City of Clarksdale logo
  • Griot Arts Inc logo
  • Happy Foods Project, Inc logo
  • Higher Purpose logo
  • Coahoma Collective logo
  • Uptown Brown Farms logo
  • J's Grocery logo
  • Kudzu Collective logo
  • Milestone Coop logo
  • Novo Nordisk logo
  • Partnership for a Healthier America logo
  • Sipp Talk 1 logo
  • Krebs Brothers Restaurant Store logo

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