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Urban Oasis: Farming To Fight Black Obesity

July 7, 2012   // 1 Comment

By Lynette Holloway (www.NewsOne.com) In 1920, African-Americans operated more than 900,000 farms across the nation. Today, there are only about 18,000 Black farmers. One person who hopes to change that number is Will Allen, who is the co-author of the newly released book, “The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities” A farmer himself, Allen says tilling the l...

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