Yvonne Sandoval, Dare Arowe, and Abiodun Henderson met in a virtual breakout room at the 2020 Young Farmers’ National Leadership Convergence and connected over their experiences as Black and Indigenous women. Wanting to dive deeper into questions about cross-racial solidarity within BIPOC communities, they continued their conversations after Convergence and decided to plan a week to gather together in the future. Faith talks with Dare, Abi, and Yvonne about how they came together, how their year of planning has been so far, and what values and passions drive their work and keep them moving forward. This episode is a behind-the-scenes view into the early stages of a project in which a group of farmers are coming together to heal and build a lasting community.

In this episode we also hear from New Mexico Senator Ben Ray Lujan and end with a conversation between Young Farmers Colorado Organizer Megan Davey and Western Campaigns Director Erin Foster West about a state-level farmer-led campaign for farm worker solidarity through an Ag Worker Rights Bill moving through the state house in Colorado in the spring of 2021.  

Edited by Hannah Beal.