“LA TIERRA ES PARA QUIEN LA TRABAJA”

Escrita por Jennifer Martinez-Medina, PhD Candidata en la Universidad Estatal de Portland, este último episodio de la serie “Voces Del Campo” narra como tratados de libre comercio han desplazado millones de familias campesinas a trabajar en un industria de comida en masa en donde pasan #CarenciaAlimentaria. Campesinx y Jaime Arredondo de la organización Capaces explican por qué la tierra se ha convertido en un lugar de lucha.

Las conversaciones de Voces Del Campo incluyen entrevistas con nueve trabajadores agrícolas en Oregon y Jaime Arredondo de Capaces. Sus episodios fueron escritos y producidos por Sandra Martin, Bienestar; Gabriela Pérez Báez, Departamento de Lingüística, Universidad de Oregón (UO); Valentín Sánchez, Centro Legal de Oregón (OLC); Jennifer Martinez-Medina Candidata a doctorado en la Universidad Estatal de Portland (PSU); Anabel Hernandez-Mejia, Farmworker Housing Development Corporation (FHDC); y Ubaldo Hernandez, Comunidades Amplificadoras de Voces por la Justicia Ambiental y Social.

La asistencia de producción estuvo a cargo de Li Schmidt, Narrador Asociado e Investigador del Instituto de Estudios Rurales de California y Caroline Collins, Ph.D., (Especialista Posdoctoral en UC Irvine, investigadora afiliada en UC San Diego y productora de Cal Ag Roots en el Instituto de Estudios Rurales de California). La ingeniería de audio estuvo a cargo de Li Schmidt.

Este proyecto fue posible gracias al apoyo de Ford Family Foundation, Casa of Oregon, y el 11th Hour Project at the Schmidt Family Foundation.

El arte fue creado por Javier Salazar. La música para la serie Voces del Campo fue creado por Santiago Ventura. Otra música fue creado por Daniel Kaede “Imminent Storm”, Cumbia Connection “No se porque,” “Mi Cumbia,” y “Abuela Canela,” y Vendla “Rioverde”.

“THE LAND IS FOR THOSE WHO WORK IT”
Written by Jennifer Martinez-Medina, PhD Candidate at Portland State University, this final episode of the Voces Del Campo series narrates how free trade agreements have displaced millions of peasant families to work in a mass food industry where they experience #FoodLack. Campesinx and Jaime Arredondo from the organization Capaces explain why the land has become a place of struggle.

Voces Del Campo Conversations include interviews with nine farmworkers across Oregon and Jaime Arredondo from Capaces. Its episodes were written and produced by Sandra Martin, Bienestar; Gabriela Pérez Báez, Department of Linguistics, University of Oregon (UO); Valentin Sanchez, Oregon Law Center (OLC); Jennifer Martinez-Medina, PhD Candidate at Portland State University
(PSU); Anabel Hernandez-Mejia, Farmworker Housing Development Corporation (FHDC); and Ubaldo
Hernandez, Communities Amplifying Voices for Environmental and Social Justice.

Production assistance by Li Schmidt (Associate Storyteller and Researcher at the California Institute for Rural Studies) and by Dr. Caroline Collins(Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Irvine, Affiliated Researcher at UC San Diego, and Cal Ag Roots Producer at
the California Institute for Rural Studies). Audio engineering by Li Schmidt.

This project was made possible with support from the Ford Family Foundation, Casa of Oregon, and the 11th Hour Project at the Schmidt Family Foundation.

Art by Javier Salazar. Voces del Campo series music by Santiago Ventura. Other featured music by Daniel Kaede “Imminent Storm”, Cumbia Connection “No se porque,” “Mi Cumbia,” and “Abuela Canela,” and Vendla “Rioverde”.

AN EAR TO THE GROUND EPISODE 3. Every five years, the National Young Farmers Coalition surveys young and Black, Indigenous, and people of color farmers, ranchers, and growers across the country to understand their brightest hopes and biggest challenges, and the policy solutions that will help them to be successful in their farming careers. In 2022, the National Young Farmers Coalition received over 10,000 responses from past, current, and aspiring farmers. This three part series shares some of their stories through a partnership between the National Young Farmers Coalition, its Land Advocacy Fellowship program, and the Cal Ag Roots Podcast. 

This third, and final, episode features audio op-eds from three Land Advocacy Fellows: Brooke Porter, a land steward in El Sobrante, California; Lily Nauta, a land therapy advocate and agriculturalist in Santa Cruz; and Ali McMorrow, a vegetable farmer in Butte County, California. Through their own individual stories, they explain the importance of the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill.

National Young Farmers Coalition 2023 Farm Bill Asks: https://www.youngfarmers.org/land/policy/2023-farm-bill-asks/

Join us! We are building a coalition to advocate for equitable land policy change in the 2023 Farm Bill: https://p2a.co/6TaLlaN

California: Signing up for this campaign: https://p2a.co/GGlxeVP

Image Credit: Stella Kalinina

This episode’s narration was written by Héktor Luis Calderón-Victoria (Farmer and California Farm Organizer for the National Young Farmers Coalition). Production assistance was provided by Dr. Caroline Collins (Cal Ag Roots Producer, California Institute for Rural Studies) and Li Schmidt (Associate Storyteller and Researcher, California Institute for Rural Studies). Audio engineering was provided by Li Schmidt, (Associate Storyteller and Researcher, California Institute for Rural Studies).

This series features audio op-eds from the following Land Advocacy Fellows: TemuAsyr Martin Bey, Veronica Mazeriegos-Anastassiou, Ali McMorrow, Lily Nauta, Stephanie Ortiz, Mayra Perez, Brooke Porter, and Jamie Sosa.
This project was made possible with support from the 11th Hour Project at the Schmidt Family Foundation. Music Credits for Episode 3:”Willow Wonder” by Guustavv, “Back in my Bag, Again” by Iso Indies, “the rebirth bug” by Olivia Blumenthal, “Form is Emptiness” by Sayuri Hayashi Egnell, “Willow Wonder” by Guustsavv. Epidemic Sound licensing information can be found here: www.epidemicsound.com/policy/commerc…music-license/. Credits music by Nangdo. Tribe of Noise licensing information can be found here: prosearch.tribeofnoise.com/pages/terms

UN OÍDO AL SUELO EPISODIO 2. Cada cinco años, la Coalición Nacional de Jóvenes Agricultores encuesta a jóvenes, negros, indígenas y personas de color, agricultores, ganaderos y productores de todo el país para comprender sus esperanzas más brillantes y sus mayores desafíos, y las soluciones políticas que los ayudarán a tener éxito en sus carreras agrícolas.

En 2022, la Coalición Nacional de Jóvenes Agricultores recibió más de 10,000 respuestas de agricultores pasados, actuales y aspirantes. Esta serie de tres partes comparte algunas de sus historias a través de una asociación entre la Coalición Nacional de Jóvenes Agricultores, su programa Land Advocacy Fellowship y el Cal Ag Roots Podcast.

Este segundo episodio presenta artículos de opinión en audio de dos becarios de defensa de la tierra: Mayra Pérez, agricultora y propietaria de una pequeña empresa en Salinas, California, y Jamie Sosa, un trabajador agrícola en el Condado de Orange, California. A través de sus propias historias individuales, explican la importancia de la próxima Ley Agrícola 2023.La Ley Agrícola de la Coalición Nacional de Jóvenes Agricultores 2023 pregunta:

¡Únete a nosotros! Estamos construyendo una coalición para abogar por un cambio equitativo en la política de tierras en la Ley Agrícola 2023: https://p2a.co/6TaLlaN

California: Inscríbete en esta campaña:https://p2a.co/GGlxeVP

Crédito de imagen: Stella Kalinina

La narración de este episodio fue escrita por Héktor Luis Calderón-Victoria (agricultor y organizador agrícola de California para la Coalición Nacional de Jóvenes Agricultores). La asistencia a la producción fue proporcionada por la Dra. Caroline Collins (Productora de Cal Ag Roots, Instituto de Estudios Rurales de California) y Li Schmidt (Históloga e Investigadora Asociada, Instituto de Estudios Rurales de California). La ingeniería de audio fue proporcionada por Li Schmidt, (narrador e investigador asociado, Instituto de Estudios Rurales de California).

Esta serie presenta artículos de opinión en audio de los siguientes becarios de defensa de la tierra: TemuAsyr Martin Bey, Veronica Mazeriegos-Anastassiou, Ali McMorrow, Lily Nauta, Stephanie Ortiz, Mayra Perez, Brooke Porter y Jamie Sosa.

Este proyecto fue posible gracias al apoyo del Proyecto 11th Hour en la Fundación de la Familia Schmidt. Créditos musicales para el episodio 2: “Willow Wonder” by Guustavv, “Back in my Bag, Again” by Iso Indies, “Rioverde” by Vendla, “Abuela Canela” by Cumbia Connection. La información sobre licencias de Epidemic Sound se puede encontrar aquí:

www.epidemicsound.com/policy/commerc…music-license/ 

#landaccess #youngfarmers #onemillionacres  #calagroots #california #history #communitystories #foodjustice #farmerjustice #farmersofcolor #land

AN EAR TO THE GROUND EPISODE 2. Every five years, the National Young Farmers Coalition surveys young and Black, Indigenous, and people of color farmers, ranchers, and growers across the country to understand their brightest hopes and biggest challenges, and the policy solutions that will help them to be successful in their farming careers. In 2022, the National Young Farmers Coalition received over 10,000 responses from past, current, and aspiring farmers. This three part series shares some of their stories through a partnership between the National Young Farmers Coalition, its Land Advocacy Fellowship program, and the Cal Ag Roots Podcast. 

This second episode features audio op-eds from two Land Advocacy Fellows: Mayra Perez, a farmer and small business owner in Salinas, California and Jamie Sosa, an agricultural worker in Orange County, California. Through their own individual stories, they explain the importance of the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill.National Young Farmers Coalition 2023 Farm Bill Asks: https://www.youngfarmers.org/land/policy/2023-farm-bill-asks/

Join us! We are building a coalition to advocate for equitable land policy change in the 2023 Farm Bill: https://p2a.co/6TaLlaN

California: Signing up for this campaign: https://p2a.co/GGlxeVP

Image Credit: Stella Kalinina

This episode’s narration was written by Héktor Luis Calderón-Victoria (Farmer and California Farm Organizer for the National Young Farmers Coalition). Production assistance was provided by Dr. Caroline Collins (Cal Ag Roots Producer, California Institute for Rural Studies) and Li Schmidt (Associate Storyteller and Researcher, California Institute for Rural Studies). Audio engineering was provided by Li Schmidt, (Associate Storyteller and Researcher, California Institute for Rural Studies).

This series features audio op-eds from the following Land Advocacy Fellows: TemuAsyr Martin Bey, Veronica Mazeriegos-Anastassiou, Ali McMorrow, Lily Nauta, Stephanie Ortiz, Mayra Perez, Brooke Porter, and Jamie Sosa.

This project was made possible with support from the 11th Hour Project at the Schmidt Family Foundation. Music Credits for Episode 2: “Willow Wonder” by Guustavv, “Back in my Bag, Again” by Iso Indies, “Rioverde” by Vendla, “Abuela Canela” by Cumbia Connection Epidemic Sound licensing information can be found here: www.epidemicsound.com/policy/commerc…music-license/. Credits music by Nangdo. Tribe of Noise licensing information can be found here: prosearch.tribeofnoise.com/pages/terms

AN EAR TO THE GROUND EPISODE 1. Every five years, the National Young Farmers Coalition surveys young and Black, Indigenous, and people of color farmers, ranchers, and growers across the country to understand their brightest hopes and biggest challenges, and the policy solutions that will help them to be successful in their farming careers. In 2022, the National Young Farmers Coalition received over 10,000 responses from past, current, and aspiring farmers. This three part series shares some of their stories through a partnership between the National Young Farmers Coalition, its Land Advocacy Fellowship program, and the Cal Ag Roots Podcast.

This episode features audio op-eds from three Land Advocacy Fellows: Veronica Mazariegos-Anastassiou, a first generation Latina farmer in San Mateo County California; Stephanie Ortiz, a farmer and advocate in San Diego California’s north county; and TemuAsyr Martin Bey, an urban farmer, activist, and chef from Compton, California. Through their own individual stories, they explain the importance of the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill.

National Young Farmers Coalition 2023 Farm Bill Asks: https://www.youngfarmers.org/land/policy/2023-farm-bill-asks/

Join us! We are building a coalition to advocate for equitable land policy change in the 2023 Farm Bill: https://p2a.co/6TaLlaN

California: Signing up for this campaign: https://p2a.co/GGlxeVP

Image Credit: Stella Kalinina

This episode’s narration was written by Héktor Luis Calderon-Victoria (Farmer and California Farm Organizer for the National Young Farmers Coalition). Production assistance was provided by Dr. Caroline Collins (Cal Ag Roots Producer, California Institute for Rural Studies) and Li Schmidt (Associate Storyteller and Researcher, California Institute for Rural Studies). Audio engineering was provided by Li Schmidt, (Associate Storyteller and Researcher, California Institute for Rural Studies).

This series features audio op-eds from the following Land Advocacy Fellows: TemuAsyr Martin Bey, Veronica Mazeriegos-Anastassiou, Ali McMorrow, Lily Nauta, Stephanie Ortiz, Mayra Perez, Brooke Porter, and Jamie Sosa.

This project was made possible with support from the 11th Hour Project at the Schmidt Family Foundation. Music Credits for Episode 1: “Willow Wonder” by Guustavv, “Back in my Bag, Again” by Iso Indies, “Nunca” by Azucares, “Siempre Atento” by Cumbia Connection, “Feeeelings” by Guustsavv. Epidemic Sound licensing information can be found here: www.epidemicsound.com/policy/commerc…music-license/. Credits music by Nangdo Tribe of Noise licensing information can be found here: prosearch.tribeofnoise.com/pages/terms

“MUJER CAMPESINA”

Este primer episodio de la serie Voces Del Campo sigue a dos mujeres que comparten cómo lidiaron y superaron el costo económico y emocional de cuidar a niños y familias a través de las fronteras a través de COVID-19, cierres de escuelas e incendios forestales.

Las conversaciones de Voces Del Campo incluyen entrevistas con nueve trabajadores agrícolas en Oregon y Jaime Arredondo de Capaces. Sus episodios fueron escritos y producidos por Sandra Martin,
Bienestar; Gabriela Pérez Báez, Departamento de Lingüística, Universidad de Oregón (UO); Valentín Sánchez, Centro Legal de Oregón (OLC); Jennifer Martinez-Medina Candidata
a doctorado en la Universidad Estatal de Portland (PSU); Anabel Hernandez-Mejia, Farmworker Housing Development Corporation (FHDC); y Ubaldo Hernandez, Comunidades Amplificadoras de Voces por la Justicia Ambiental y Social.

La asistencia de producción estuvo a cargo de Li Schmidt, Narrador Asociado e Investigador del Instituto de Estudios Rurales de California y Caroline Collins, Ph.D., (Especialista Posdoctoral en UC Irvine, investigadora afiliada en UC San Diego y productora de Cal Ag Roots en el Instituto de Estudios Rurales de California). La ingeniería de audio estuvo a cargo de Li Schmidt.

Este proyecto fue posible gracias al apoyo de Ford Family Foundation, Casa of Oregon, y el 11th Hour Project at the Schmidt Family Foundation.

El arte fue creado por Javier Salazar. La música para la serie Voces del Campo fue creado por Santiago Ventura. Otra música fue creado por Daniel Kaede “Imminent Storm”, Cumbia Connection “No se porque”, y Vendla “Rioverde”.

“MUJER CAMPESINA”
This first episode of the Voces Del Campo series follows two women who share how they dealt and overcame the economic and emotional toll of caring for children and families across borders through COVID-19, school closures, and wildfires.

Voces Del Campo Conversations include interviews with nine farmworkers across Oregon and Jaime Arredondo from Capaces. Its episodes were written and produced by Sandra Martin, Bienestar; Gabriela Pérez Báez, Department of Linguistics, University of Oregon (UO); Valentin Sanchez, Oregon Law Center (OLC); Jennifer Martinez-Medina, PhD Candidate at Portland State University
(PSU); Anabel Hernandez-Mejia, Farmworker Housing Development Corporation (FHDC); and Ubaldo
Hernandez, Communities Amplifying Voices for Environmental and Social Justice.

Production assistance by Li Schmidt (Associate Storyteller and Researcher at the California Institute for Rural Studies) and by Dr. Caroline Collins(Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Irvine, Affiliated Researcher at UC San Diego, and Cal Ag Roots Producer at
the California Institute for Rural Studies). Audio engineering by Li Schmidt.

This project was made possible with support from the Ford Family Foundation, Casa of Oregon, and the 11th Hour Project at the Schmidt Family Foundation.

Art by Javier Salazar. Voces del Campo series music by Santiago Ventura. Other featured music by Daniel Kaede “Imminent Storm”, Cumbia Connection “No se porque”, and Vendla “Rioverde”.

Esta conversación previa con el equipo colectivo de Voces Del Campo marca el lanzamiento de la serie de tres historias. El equipo reflexiona sobre por qué lanzamos esta iniciativa de historia, la descripción de la serie, el proceso de producción comunitaria y los episodios programados para lanzarse entre febrero y marzo de 2023. Las conversaciones de Voces Del Campo incluyen entrevistas con nueve trabajadores agrícolas en Oregon y Jaime Arredondo de Capaces. Sus episodios fueron escritos y producidos por Sandra Martin, Bienestar; Gabriela Pérez Báez, Departamento de Lingüística, Universidad de Oregón (UO); Valentín Sánchez, Centro Legal de Oregón (OLC); JenniferMartinez-Medina, Jennifer Martinez-Medina Candidata a doctorado en la Universidad Estatal de Portland (PSU); Anabel Hernandez-Mejia, Farmworker Housing Development Corporation (FHDC); y Ubaldo Hernandez, Comunidades Amplificadoras de Voces por la Justicia Ambiental y Social.

La asistencia de producción estuvo a cargo de Li Schmidt, Narrador Asociado e Investigador del Instituto de Estudios Rurales de California y Caroline Collins, Ph.D., Productora de Cal Ag Roots del Instituto de Estudios Rurales de California. La ingeniería de audio estuvo a cargo de Li Schmidt.

Este proyecto fue posible gracias al apoyo de Ford Family Foundation y Casa of Oregon. El arte fue creado por Javier Salazar y la música por Santiago Ventura y Nangdo.

“VOCES DEL CAMPO: SERIES LAUNCH”

This preview conversation with the collective team of Voces Del Campo marks the launch of a three-story series. The team reflects on why they launched this story initiative, give a description of the series, talk about the community production process, and outline the episodes scheduled to drop between February and March 2023.

Voces Del Campo Conversations include interviews with nine farmworkers across Oregon and Jaime Arredondo from Capaces. Its episodes were written and produced by Sandra Martin, Bienestar; Gabriela Pérez Báez, Department of Linguistics, University of Oregon (UO); Valentin Sanchez, Oregon Law Center(OLC); Jennifer Martinez-Medina PhD Candidate at Portland State University(PSU); Anabel Hernandez-Mejia, Farmworker Housing Development Corporation (FHDC); and Ubaldo Hernandez, Communities Amplifying Voices for Environmental and Social Justice.

Production assistance by Li Schmidt (Associate Storyteller and Researcher at the California Institute for Rural Studies) and by Dr. Caroline Collins(Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Irvine, Affiliated Researcher at UC San Diego, and Cal Ag Roots Producer at
the California Institute for Rural Studies). Audio engineering by Li Schmidt.

This project was made possible with support from the Ford Family Foundation and Casa of Oregon. Art by Javier Salazar. Music by Santiago Ventura and Nangdo. Tribe of Noise licensing information can be found here: prosearch.tribeofnoise.com/pages/terms.

Join us for this end-of-the-year conversation between the current Cal Ag Roots Podcast Producer, Dr. Caroline Collins, and former Cal Ag Roots Producer, Ildi Carlisle-Cummins, who is currently the Executive Director of the California Institute of Rural Studies (the parent organization for Cal Ag Roots). Caroline and Ildi reflect on the impact of stories like the Seeds of Change series, the Farmer Equity Act episode, the We Are Not Strangers Here project and exciting new community co-produced episodes that are scheduled to come out in 2023.

Image Source: Diana Morales www.arteesmedicina.com/

Music by Nangdo. Tribe of Noise licensing information can be found here: prosearch.tribeofnoise.com/pages/terms.

This episode was written and produced by Dr. Caroline Collins (Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Irvine, Affiliated Researcher at UC San Diego, and Cal Ag Roots Producer at the California Institute for Rural Studies) with production assistance and audio engineering by Li Schmidt (Associate Associate Storyteller and Researcher at the California Institute for Rural Studies).

This project was made possible with support from the 11th Hour Project at the Schmidt Family Foundation.

Music Credits for Episode 4: “Nunca” by Azucares; “Strange Persons” by Kicksta; “Na” by Silliba; “Ocean Air” by Aerian; “Forgotten Years” by Trevor Kowalski; “A Whisper in the Dark” by Gavin Luke; and “Suffer Well” by Gavin Luke. Tribe of Noise licensing information can be found here: prosearch.tribeofnoise.com/pages/terms. Epidemic Sound licensing information can be found here: www.epidemicsound.com/policy/commerc…music-license/

For this episode of The Well, we asked our listeners to join us as co-producers by sharing personal stories of how they honor their elders or ancestors. We recorded five personal stories spanning different regions in the state, including our youngest ever Cal Ag Roots storyteller–Cal Ag Roots Podcast Producer Caroline Collins’ eleven-year-old son. This episode features stories from Alondra Santiago (Associate Researcher at the California Institute for Rural Studies), Myrna Martinez Nateras (Founding Program Director at the Pan Valley Institute), Aline Reed (Chairwoman of the Fresno Freedom School), Christian Collins (6th Grade Cal Ag Roots Listener), and Nakia Zavalla (Tribal Historic Preservation Officer and Cultural Director of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians). “The Well Honoring our Elders,” was inspired by the season of spending time with our loved ones, past and present.

Image Source: Diana Morales www.arteesmedicina.com/

The Well Honoring our Elders episode was written and produced by Dr. Caroline Collins (Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Irvine, Affiliated Researcher at UC San Diego, and Cal Ag Roots Producer at the California Institute for Rural Studies) with production assistance and audio engineering by Li Schmidt (Associate Associate Storyteller and Researcher at the California Institute for Rural Studies).

This project was made possible with support from the 11th Hour Project at the Schmidt Family Foundation.

Music Credits for Episode 4: “Nunca” by Azucares; “Strange Persons” by Kicksta; “Na” by Silliba; “Ocean Air” by Aerian; “Forgotten Years” by Trevor Kowalski; “A Whisper in the Dark” by Gavin Luke; and “Suffer Well” by Gavin Luke. Tribe of Noise licensing information can be found here: prosearch.tribeofnoise.com/pages/terms. Epidemic Sound licensing information can be found here: www.epidemicsound.com/policy/commerc…music-license/

This in-depth conversation with Dr. Keolu Fox (Kānaka Maoli, or Native Hawaiian), Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Diego and Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Indigenous Futures Institute, digs into Indigenous futurism, which looks to indigenous technologies and ways of knowing as a path to stewarding and sustaining land for future generations to come (Photo: Keolu Fox. Photo source: anthropology.ucsd.edu/people/faculty…olu%20Fox.html).

The Well Landback Conversations include interviews with Dr. Brittani Orona (San Diego State University), Nicole Celaya (FoodLink for Tulare County Inc.), and Dr. Keolu Fox (UC San Diego). Its episodes were written and produced by Dr. Caroline Collins (Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Irvine, Affiliated Researcher at UC San Diego, and Cal Ag Roots Producer at the California Institute for Rural Studies) and edited by Li Schmidt (Associate Associate Storyteller and Researcher at the California Institute for Rural Studies).

This project was made possible with support from the 11th Hour Project at the Schmidt Family Foundation.

Music Credits for Episode 3: “Strange Persons” by Kicksta; “Petit Gennevilliers (Celesta”) by MagnusMoone; Tribe of Noise licensing information can be found here: prosearch.tribeofnoise.com/pages/terms. Pixabay terms terms of service can be found here: pixabay.com/service/terms/.

This in-depth conversation with Nicole Celaya, Co-Executive Director at FoodLink for Tulare County Inc. examines how ally organizations across the state can work to support Land Back efforts (Photo Credit: Original Artwork by Diana Morales, arteesmedicinina.com. Courtesy Nicole Celaya).

The Well Landback Conversations include interviews with Dr. Brittani Orona (San Diego State University), Nicole Celaya (FoodLink for Tulare County Inc.), and Dr. Keolu Fox (UC San Diego). Its episodes were written and produced by Dr. Caroline Collins (Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Irvine, Affiliated Researcher at UC San Diego, and Cal Ag Roots Producer at the California Institute for Rural Studies) with production assistance and audio engineering by Li Schmidt (Associate Associate Storyteller and Researcher at the California Institute for Rural Studies).

This project was made possible with support from the 11th Hour Project at the Schmidt Family Foundation.

Music Credits for Episode 2: “Strange Persons” by Kicksta; “Petit Gennevilliers (Celesta)” by MagnusMoone; Tribe of Noise licensing information can be found here: prosearch.tribeofnoise.com/pages/terms. Pixabay terms terms of service can be found here: pixabay.com/service/terms/.

#thewell #landback #waterback #california #calagroots #rural #americanwest #foodjustice #foodsovereignty #history

SEEDS OF CHANGE EPISODE 3 “A Contemporary Harvest: Oakland’s Acta Non Verba Youth Urban Farm Project.”

Structural systems from zoning laws to the systemic loss of green space have disconnected many Black urban residents of California from agricultural practices. This episode examines how a community garden project in Oakland isn’t just re-connecting local youth to the natural world and making urban gardens grow. Discover how it’s also re-planting seeds of economic empowerment in the process. (Photo Credit: Kelly Carlisle of Acta Non Verba urban farm in Oakland. Courtesy Kelly Carlisle.)

Seeds of Change Episode 3 features interviews from Dr. Analena Hope Hassberg (incoming Cal State LA Assoc. Prof.) and Kelly D. Carlisle (Founder and Executive Director of Acta Non Verba). It was written and produced by Dr. Caroline Collins (Postdoctoral Fellow at UC San Diego and Cal Ag Roots Producer at the California Institute for Rural Studies) and edited by Li Schmidt (Associate Associate Storyteller and Researcher at the California Institute for Rural Studies).

This project was made possible with support from the 11th Hour Project at the Schmidt Family Foundation.

Music Credits for Episode 3: “Strange Persons” and “Dirty Groove” by Kicksta; “Petit Gennevilliers (Celesta)” by MagnusMoone; “Inward” by HansTroost; “Return,” and “Slow Down” Instrumental produced by Chuki; and “Bird” by songwriter Yuki Asemota (Prod. by Chuki). Tribe of Noise licensing information can be found here: prosearch.tribeofnoise.com/pages/terms. Chuki’s YouTube page can be found here: (www.youtube.com/user/CHUKImusic). BeatStars Distribution information can be found here: http://www.beatstars.com/distribution. Bandcamp’s terms of use can be found here: bandcamp.com/terms_of_use.

SEEDS OF CHANGE EPISODE 2 “To Free Ourselves We Must Feed Ourselves: The Hidden Legacy of the Black Panther Free Breakfast Program in California.”

In January 1969 a group of young visionaries at the forefront of the Black Power movement launched an innovative Free Breakfast Program for children in Oakland. In doing so, they didn’t just help shape public imagination about the possibilities of food aid. Discover how they also helped change the political will of the state and nation. (Photo Credit: Charles Bursey serving children at Panther breakfast program, St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, No. 135. Photo by Pirkle Jones. Courtesy of University of California, Santa Cruz. McHenry Library, Special Collections).

Seeds of Change Episode 2 features interviews from Dr. Analena Hope Hassberg (incoming Cal State LA Assoc. Prof.) and Billy X Jennings (Public Historian of the Black Panther Party). It was written and produced by Dr. Caroline Collins (Postdoctoral Fellow at UC San Diego and Cal Ag Roots Producer at the California Institute for Rural Studies) and edited by Li Schmidt (Associate Associate Storyteller and Researcher at the California Institute for Rural Studies).

This project was made possible with support from the 11th Hour Project at the Schmidt Family Foundation.

The episode’s title “To Free Ourselves We Must Feed Ourselves” is inspired by the words of activist farmer and author Leah Penniman. Learn more about Penniman’s work here: www.soulfirefarm.org/portfolio-item…eed-ourselves/.

Music Credits for Episode 2: “Strange Persons” by Kicksta; “Petit Gennevilliers (Celesta)” by MagnusMoone; “Summer Breeze” and “Inward” by HansTroost; Vocals by harmony group Reverb; “Afronauts” by Crowander; and “Can” by CSC Funk Band. Tribe of Noise licensing information can be found here: prosearch.tribeofnoise.com/pages/terms. Pixabay terms of service can be found here: pixabay.com/service/terms/. Free Music Archive information can be found here: freemusicarchive.org/royalty-free-music. Library of Congress disclaimers can be found here: http://www.loc.gov/legal/.