Welcome back to the farm! It's been a while since we've posted, but our youth program is still fully up and running! It's a little different this summer due to the craziness of COVID-19, but we are managing for sure. So, as always, we have a group of 24 students from around Southwest Philadelphia who were selected from over 40 other kids to participate in our paid internship here at Sankofa this summer. However, they are split into two teams (Green & Red) with each team only coming in once a week on separate days. This is to minimize the contact everyone has with each other. Don't worry though! All the students get to know each other during the zoom calls we have once a week. Students are given their very own cooking kit filled with seasonings, spices, and other ingredients. On the zoom call, our personal chef and farmer, Laquanda Dobson, teaches everyone how to make a specific dish for the week that they can share with their families! We knew that we couldn't let COVID stop this amazing opportunity, so we had to make some changes around the farm.
With all that being said, our farm is still flourishing and we're so excited to see what the rest of this summer holds for us. Take a look at a slideshow of the work we've done in the first week! Written 07/21/20
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This is a poem written by Nafees Fields, a student who works at the farm. It's his "love letter to the land".
THIS LAND Why is it important to me? Because my ancestors worked so hard on one knee Because they worked while waiting to be free This land is me This land is home to some saints As Mr. Chris would say, they worked from can to can't This land has really opened my eyes The same land that was my ancestor's demise Not because of the work they did or the plants they picked Being someone else's property just wasn't it With that being said, I still love this land Because it is truly what makes me a black man |
AuthorMy name is Amiyah Stradford and I'm a youth farmer here at Sankofa. I've been here since 2018 and since then, the farm has changed my life in a huge way. ArchivesCategories |