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Planting a small plot of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) in the home garden offers a rare and powerful combination of visual beauty and food production, making it an ideal crop for growers interested in both aesthetics and sel...

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Gardeners play a vital role in preserving and expanding plant diversity by choosing to grow heirloom seeds. Heirloom vegetables and flowers—typically defined as open-pollinated varieties passed down through generations—o...

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Dr. Vandana Shiva's Decades-Long Environmental Activism is Rooted in Health of All Beings

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Dr. Maathai Maathai observed that rural Kenyan women were struggling to find adequate food, firewood, and water, because these resources were impacted by deforestation and insufficient rain.

","url":"https://ujamaafarms.org/ucfa-blog-posts/f/wangari-maathai-environmentalist-and-nobel-peace-prize-winner","title":"WANGARI MAATHAI: Environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize Winner","summary":"Dr. Maathai Maathai observed that rural Kenyan women were struggling to find adequate food, firewood, and water, because these resources were impacted by deforestation and insufficient rain.","date_modified":"2025-03-19T21:55:03Z"},{"id":"https://ujamaafarms.org/ucfa-blog-posts/f/delores-huerta-activist-and-co-founder-of-united-farm-workers","html_content":"

Dolores Clara Fernández Huerta is an American labor leader and civil rights activist who, with Cesar Chavez, is a co-founder of the National Farmworkers Association, which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Orga...

","url":"https://ujamaafarms.org/ucfa-blog-posts/f/delores-huerta-activist-and-co-founder-of-united-farm-workers","title":"Delores Huerta: Activist and Co-founder of United Farm Workers","summary":" Dolores Clara Fernández Huerta is an American labor leader and civil rights activist who, with Cesar Chavez, is a co-founder of the National Farmworkers Association, which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Orga...","date_modified":"2025-03-19T21:28:51Z"},{"id":"https://ujamaafarms.org/ucfa-blog-posts/f/winona-laduke-indigenous-activist","html_content":"

Winona LaDuke is part of the New Green Revolution. She runs Winona’s Hemp Farm and partners with the Anishinaabe Agricultural Institute to rematriate seeds, restore foodways and support an economy based on local food, fi...

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Spring is the perfect season for families to engage in gardening together. The warmer weather, longer days, and renewed growth of plants make it an ideal time to introduce children to the joys of gardening. Beyond just b...

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HASIK (to sow) Directed, Produced, & Edited by: Mandy Qua & Marissa Mejia Executive Producers: Princeton ReachOut 56-81-06 Herbert C. Paschen, Jr. ‘56 Fellowship Global Seed Savers, Inc.

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Join Ira Wallace and Bonnetta Adeeb in a conversation at the U.S. Botanic Garden as they share their work of connecting histories and preserving diversity through the Heirloom Collards Project. Presenter: Ira Wallace, w...

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Now that the Arctic front that brought a wave of cold air and snow to many parts of the United States is fading, gardeners everywhere are feeling itchy about spring’s arrival. Spring is a season of renewal and growth, an...

","url":"https://ujamaafarms.org/ucfa-blog-posts/f/essential-tasks-to-prepare-for-your-spring-garden","title":"Essential Tasks to Prepare for Your Spring Garden","summary":"Now that the Arctic front that brought a wave of cold air and snow to many parts of the United States is fading, gardeners everywhere are feeling itchy about spring’s arrival. Spring is a season of renewal and growth, an...","date_modified":"2025-01-26T21:49:18Z"},{"id":"https://ujamaafarms.org/ucfa-blog-posts/f/little-harvests-winter-gardening-with-children","html_content":"

Written by Sonya Harris

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Written by Sis Anna Gilbert-Muhammad, Northeast Seed Hub

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Part 2 of a 3 part series on okra.

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Part 3 of a 3 part series on okra

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Part 1 in a 3 part series on okra

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The full text of this article was previously posted as a blog post on the website https://ujamaaseeds.com.

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The full text of this article, written by UCFA grower Kathy Anderson appears in the Spring 2024 edition of SEED CULTURE.

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GARDEN FRESH FOR THE HOLIDAYS

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My earliest memories of greens bring with them large, laughter-filled family gatherings, checkers with Grandpa, watching little ones show off their talents to the family, and trash talking amongst the cousins about who w...

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