Last week, a dozen Black girls and women gathered at Melissa's home for the Black Land Use and Food Supply Summer, an immersive one week living and learning project organized by the New Jersey based Grassroots Community Foundation in collaboration with the Anna Julia Cooper Center. 

We hear from the participants: 

Amina Anekwe (17) from New Jersey 

Nyasah Simmons (11) from New Jersey 

Farida Odumosu (17) from New Jersey 

Ain Dantzler (14) from Philadelphia 

Diya Dantzler (20) from Philadelphia 

Leinad Ra (14) from Philadelphia 

Zolah Ramsey-Francis (13) from Maryland 

Alana Travitt (16) from New Jersey 

And we take a tour with the participants of Green Heffa Farms, in Liberty, North Carolina with owner and operator Farmer Cee about regenerative farming and connections to Black land.