Our first interview of the year with Sargent Stephanie Shannon, a black women vet that found healing in agriculture, and brings “dirt therapy” and ag business education to others.

Stephanie Is the CEO of Michigan Women Veteran Empowerment. She uses her platform to provide ag and business education for kids.

She also uses her voice to advocate for women suffering from assault in the military.Her book “Battling the Storm Within” tells her story of surviving sexual assault in the military and healing her PTSD.

In this interview Stephanie shares how god lead her to agriculture to heal and where it has brought her today.

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Its planning season and LaBria poses the question, "what is sustainable?". Listen as Erin and LaBria share some insight on the evolution of their business strategy over time.

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For the new year LaBria and Erin took time to reflect on their relationship. They open up about their dynamic, pit falls as business owners and how they are hoping to grow as people this year. 

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Jade Marshae is an urban farmer in Beecher, a small town north of Flint. She brings light and life into a room while she speaks of her farm journey. As a teen mother jade carved her path through life doing what seemed like the impossible in the name of health and wellness for her family. The picture she paints is so relatable, you can vividly see her, a black woman balancing farming, beauty and fun. Listen in as she connects with us on a cultural and spiritual level discussing how she answered her call to farming.

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Facebook: Freedom Farmher Farming co 
                        Hidden Holistics LLC

Instagram Jade_Marshae

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 Clair and Amanda, two young black sisters in Detroit, protect and nourish their visions to provide disaster relief and sustainable systems for communities in need. They integrate technology, nature and community, a practice known as solar punk. They bring their futuristic projects to life with a team of  innovative thinkers including designers and engineers. It's phenomenal to hear young women without doubt explore and implement their purpose in the world. Listen in as they discuss ideas that are ecologically friendly and technologically savvy.  

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facebook:https://www.facebook.com/42acresofheaven/

 Website: https://fennigansfarms.com 

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Shara has loved ecology and farming for so long that in the middle of her career managing  multi million dollar accounts for global banks, She became a pig and mushroom farmer. Listen as she tells us her journey and how she overcame domestic violence, reclaimed her dreams and how she stays involved in the growth of black farmers across the state.

show notes
Oefa - Ohio ecological food and farming association  organic certifier -https://www.oeffa.org/

Msu organic agriculture programs

Shipley swine genetics- a top geneticist in the country 

Brooksheir pork- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_pig

Iberian pork- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Iberian_pig

Go Fund me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/agape-organic-farm-go-fund-me
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/agapeorganicfarms/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agapeorganicfarms/  

website: https://agapeorganicfarms.com/

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CSA or Community Supported Agriculture is a program offered by a farm to purchase a share of produce for the current or up coming season.
Bria and Erin talk about how they developed their CSA models, what worked, what didn't and what they are doing now.

If you are interested in a CSA share offered by Flint Ingredient Company, Visit weeklygreenscsa.com to learn more. You can also follow The Local Grocer on Facebook  or Instagram for updates.

You can support MarySam's Gardens by following on Facebook or Instagram. Flower sales open in May each year

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Take a listen as LaBria shares her Origin story and reflects on major moments in her career. Many of these moments she holds close to her heart.

Podcast info/ show notes
MarySams Gardens is an urban farm/ plant nursery owned and operated by LaBria Lane in Burton, Mi.

Flint River Farm is an urban farm/ plant nursery owned and operated by Roxanne Adair currently located in Montrose, Mi.

FoodCorps is a non profit organization which supports garden and nutrition education for children across the country.

Women in Agriculture farm development center was an incubator farm aimed to support new women farmers. This operation was funded and supported by Asension Hospital and Michigan Food and Farming systems 

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