Envisioning Racial Equity in Agriculture: A Groundwater Approach to Our Food System

Feb 28, 2019 • Food Systems and Security, Land Justice and Equity • By Agrarian Trust

In the United States today, 98% of farmland is owned by white people. That raises some critical questions. Namely, how can we in the land trust community—historically white-led and governed—achieve racial equity and social justice in our work for land access for the next generation of farmers? In our latest post, we reflect on how the Racial Equity Institute’s “Groundwater Approach” provides a powerful framework for understanding racial inequity and creating systemic change.