Farms to Grow helps Black farmers build wealth in a multi-billion dollar industry

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Farms to Grow helps Black farmers build wealth in a multi-billion dollar industry
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Farmer Will Scott, Jr. is part of a movement, in California and across the nation, to get a generation to go back to the land and reclaim a heritage, born from the dust.

is a must for any serious foodie. You can find Will Scott selling his fresh produce there most Saturdays. He's part of a movement, here in California and across the nation, to get a generation to go back to the land and reclaim a heritage born from the dust.

Scott and his brother Melvin were delivering fresh picked vegetables from the Scott Family Farm to a church in Oakland. The rain was coming down, but that never stopped him. He says rain is a blessing. Scott is proud of his produce. One might call it a labor of love. "Look at this," she said, gesturing to a box of bright green cabbage."It's beautiful.

"Young people don't want to get in farming because of the association with slavery," said Scott."But agriculture is a multi-billion-dollar industry."

 

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