While visiting Greenville, Mississippi, we asked farmer and food justice elder Mama D (our mother, Ms. Demalda Newsome) to co-produce an episode about the farmers of the Delta. This is the first of multiple episodes about Black Farming Vibes in the Delta, we hope!

FEATURING:

7:26 - Ms. Demalda Newsome interviews Kevion Devanté Young, CTE Diversified Agriculture instructor (Leland, MS)

23:21 - Owen Taylor interviews Mr. Rufus Newsome, Newsome Community Farms, Greenville, MS

49:20 - Owen and our son Bryan record animal sounds and talk about the surrounding farm fields, Greenville, MS

54:05 - Rufus and Demalda Newsome interview Mr. Elgin Johnson, farmer and wood seller in Greenville, MS

SEED AND PLANT STORIES TOLD IN THIS EPISODE:

• • Carolina Broadleaf Mustard

  • Turnip Greens

  • Collard Greens

  • Mississippi Purple Hull Peas

  • Mississippi Silver Hull Crowder Peas

  • Cow Horn Okra

  • Speckled Brown Butter Bean

MORE INFO FROM THIS EPISODE:

• • Kevion Devanté (Linktree)
  • Rufus and Demalda Newsome on Seeds and their People, episode 4, February 2020
  • Newsome Community Farm on YouTube, 2008
  • Newsome Community Farm (in Tulsa, OK), Guardian article, 2016
  • Visit Mr. Elgin Johnson for greens and firewood on Highway 1 at Short Irene in Greenville, MS.

ABOUT:

Seeds And Their People is a radio show where we feature seed stories told by the people who truly love them. Hosted by Owen Taylor of Truelove Seeds and Chris Bolden-Newsome of Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram’s Garden.

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THANKS TO:

• • • Demalda Newsome for coproducing, cohosting, and interviewing
    • Rufus Newsome for interviewing and being interviewed
    • Kevion Devanté and Elgin Johnson for being interviewed
    • Bryan for helping Owen with editing ideas during animal noise section