There is a big trend for community gardening and urban agriculture right now. I’m all for people growing their own food. I have concern about the ways that community gardening and urban agriculture efforts can be controlled by well meaning, white folks who typically have both white skin privilege and class privilege.”
—Dean Jackson, Director of Hilltop Urban Gardens
•name/preferred name: Dean Jackson
•preferred gender pronoun(s): They, them, their
•age: 36
•however you identify (race/class/gender/sexual orientation
/size/ religion/ nation of origin/ability/craft): black, kinky, poly,
genderqueer, cross classed, urban farmer
•describe yourself in five words:
friendly, delicate, tough, self-actualizing, slow
•any foods you have a crush on right now?
Honey and the recipe I included for this interview. Things are growing
in the garden so I generally get crushed out on whatever is in season.
Right now that is kale and collards that overwintered in my yard.
continue reading this FIERCE FOODIE interview at:
RECIPES FOR THE PEOPLE.
