AgriCULTURE

Coverage of agriculture-related news and issues affecting the Appalachian region, with a focus on sustainable farming, rural development, and the contributions of Black farmers. This category highlights how agriculture shapes the local economy and environment.

Black By God Launches Solutions Journalism Series on Black Farming and Community Development in Appalachia

By Black By God Staff In March 2026, the Black By God team traveled to San Francisco for the Solutions Journalism Accelerator — a national program bringing together small newsrooms […]

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They Came to Us: A New Model for Supporting Black Farmers in West Virginia
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Coalfield programs struggle as USDA cuts $8.5M in grant funding; cites DEI

By Matthew Young | Charleston Gazette-Mail The U.S. Department of Agriculture last week pulled the plug on a $300 million national grant program intended to improve access to land and […]

What We Grow Is Bigger Than Crops: Lessons from Herbalist AunTEA Farmer Cee
West Virginia Route 9 Is a Black Road—and It Leads to Bricktop’s by God Virginia
They’ll Cut Off Your Project: USDA Chops $300 Million Farm Program, Halting Work in West Virginia
10 Reasons Why Understanding Black Appalachian Foodways Matter
What It Means to Be a Story Farmer: BBG is tending the AgriCULTURE stories West Virginia forgot when they put a “Farmer on the Flag” in 1863.

BBG Agriculture

From Black farmers to food justice, land ownership to climate, we cover how agriculture impacts our communities. It’s farming, policy, and innovation—told from the ground up, for us, by us.

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