Historically, BIPOC and queer folks have been pushed out of agriculture. At Rise & Root Farm, co-owner Michaela Hayes-Hodge is working hard to change that.
who own the farm: me, Karen Washington, Lorrie Clevenger, and Jane Hayes-Hodge, who I’m married to. We all met in urban agriculture in New York City and went through GrowNYC’s Farm Beginnings program together. Coming from the city, we recognize the gift of space we have 60 miles north in Chester, New York.
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