S3. E2. Why Growing Our Own Food Is Critical To Black Mental Wellbeing; A Conversation With A Black Farmer On Reconnecting to the Land

Amerikan Therapy sits down with Michael Carter, the American/farmer. Black people acquire land as a means to provide for themselves, their families, and their communities. Black farmers faced many challenges due to some merchants are denying access to black farmers to the market. Supporting black farmers is something we must do every day.

Michael Carter's Bio:
Michael Carter Jr. is the 11th generation American/farmer and is the 5th generation to farm on, Carter Farms, his family's century farm in Orange County, Virginia where he gives workshops on how to grow and market ethnic vegetables. With Virginia State University, he is the Small Farm Resource Center Coordinator for the Small Farm Outreach Program. Virginia Association of Biological Farmers (VABF) and Virginia Foodshed Capital have him sit on their respective board of directors. He also serves as the state coordinator for the Black Church Food Security Network and as the food safety coordinator for the Six State Farm to Table organization. He acquired an agricultural economics degree from North Carolina A&T State University and has worked in Ghana, Kenya and Israel as an agronomist and organic agricultural consultant.  As a cliometrician, curriculum developer and program coordinator for his educational, cultural and vocational platforms, Hen Asem (Our Story) and Africulture, he teaches and expounds on the contributions of Africans and African Americans to agriculture worldwide and trains students, educators and professionals in African cultural understanding, empathy, and implicit bias recognition.

Connect with Michael:
Website: https://thecarterfarms.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carterfarmsva

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