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Rhythms of the Land-Farms to Grow
Black agrarian legacy preserved through the voices of elders.
30+ hours of firsthand accounts including elders up to 109 years, An award - winning Farms to Grow, Inc. documentary directed by Dr. Gail Myers Ph.D

ABOUT THE FILM

Rhythms of the Land is a valentine to generations of Black farmers in the United States from the enslavement period to the present, whose intense love of the land and dedication to community enabled them to survive against overwhelming odds.  They struggled from the beginning without support or recognition, and have been written out of the dominant narratives of US agriculture.

Rhythms of the Land highlights the vital connection between people, farming practices, and the land, preserving heritage through sustainable food systems and cultural storytelling. 

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THEMES AT A GLANCE
  • Land, Legacy​ and Sustainable Farming

  • Survival with dignity despite inequities and discrimination

  • Intergenerational knowledge

  • Community and stewardship

  • Before, after Emancipation and Civil War

  • Sharecroppers and Tenant Farmers

  • How rice farming, tobacco and cotton shaped societies and traditions

  • Heirloom Seed Saving

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During 2022 - 2024 the Rhythms of the Land Documentary was submitted to various film festivals as a feature documentary ​and placed at Oakland International Film Festival, International Black Film Festival - Nashville, Cannes Film Agency, Sacramento Pan African International Film Festival, and Venice Independent Film Festival.

Rhythms of the Land is a Farms to Grow, Inc. Production

Farms to Grow, Inc.

P.O. Box 10504, Oakland CA 94610,

Phone: 510-379-8600

www.farmstogrow.org

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