4 Generations of Black Farming: What Does It Take to Keep the Land?

What does it take to keep a piece of family land for four generations? For P.

Wade Ross, farming isn't simply about working the land. It's about ownership, family, sustainability, and figuring out how to make sure what one generation builds can survive into the next.

In this episode of Making Black History Today, Liz and Porter sit down with fourth-generation farmer P. Wade Ross for a conversation about Black farmers in America, generational land ownership, and the future of agriculture.

Wade shares his family's connection to the land and what generations of farming have taught him about ownership, resilience, and sustainability. He also discusses the challenges facing Black farmers today, the importance of knowing when to pivot, soil health, regenerative agriculture, and why the future of farming is connected to the future of food.

This conversation goes beyond farming. It's about what it means to own something, keep it, sustain it, and build something the next generation can inherit.

Because the question isn't only whether you can acquire the land. Can you keep it?

Can you sustain it? And can you build something the next generation can carry forward? 🎙️ Listen to the full conversation with P.

Wade Ross on Making Black History Today. ABOUT P.

WADE ROSS P. Wade Ross is a fourth-generation farmer and advocate for Black farmers and sustainable agriculture.

His work centers on farming, land, sustainability, and creating opportunities for future generations. ABOUT MAKING BLACK HISTORY TODAY Making Black History Today is Dallas' premier podcast and digital archive of Dallas' current Black history makers.

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