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Here is the entire video from my post a couple wee

Here is the entire video from my post a couple weeks ago. FF to 1 min mark if you've already seen the intro. This footage was from June, a day after my protection order was denied. FF to today, I am at risk of being kicked out of my home of 8 years and off the land I have invested everything into farming. Like, share, amplify. Thanks @jennamasonmedia

Issa pumpkin! Come and get it. - Shellie-Ann has

Issa pumpkin! Come and get it.
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Shellie-Ann has court (again!) on Monday the 25th for the third week in a row. Please continue to assist her with mounting legal fees at the link in bio.

#pumpkin #blackfarmer #blackfarmers #wartsandall #galeuxdeysines #pumpkin #blacklivesmatter #partialdog #fall

#Cree is simply walking through the potato ditch w

#Cree is simply walking through the potato ditch we dug today. #BigDogEnergy
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I'm still going through the battle to keep living at my home of 8 years (and farming), with a hearing coming up on Monday. I owe many of you an email and it will come soon but for now, please keep remembering me, amplifying my voice, and sending words of encouragement.

Thank you.

All pics except the last are of the site where the

All pics except the last are of the site where the nightshade high tunnel is. Regardless of the course her life takes, Shellie-Ann did that shit. Nuff respect to the Angels of Bread on National Farmers’ Day.

Today was not a good day. Shellie-Ann was served w

Today was not a good day. Shellie-Ann was served with divorce papers and notice of a restraining order that could see her removed her from her farm home as soon as next Monday. She is reflecting on all she has accomplished in just her first season farming full time, and is determined to continue the work. She is grateful to all who have been with her on this journey, and to those who have sent words of encouragement on this very challenging day. You can watch the full video and support her legal and housing fund at the links in her bio. She wants you to know that this work continues, and your support is, as always, her strength.

P.S. This footage is from June 29, the day after Shellie was denied protection under the law because she didn’t strike a judge as being afraid. It’s clear she hadn’t slept in the three weeks since her husband threatened her yet she was still out there, working. The farm is even more beautiful today. You can check google maps to see how badly junked it was before the Bunkhouse Acres farming project began. Produced by @jennamasonmedia

Tiny pumpkins look good on me, don’t they? I swe

Tiny pumpkins look good on me, don’t they? I swear Sister Peggy must have breathed a word over these sweet potatoes because they weren’t supposed to do this well outside in the cold and wet of western Washington, especially since the slips arrived late. Swipe to see what one plant produced, and I haven’t dug it all up yet. #murasaki @johnnys_seeds

So, remember last July when I decided I was going

So, remember last July when I decided I was going to farm this mostly junked land? I am doing it. Growing the food is the easy part. I had challenges with access to equipment and finding labor for large projects. There also weren’t many established farmers readily available to run ideas by. Of course, these people surround me now that I have had some visibility, but what if my project had not gone viral-ish? It would’ve been even harder. That’s why I started Bunkhouse Acres Foundation. I want to help other underrepresented farmers get growing by making it easier for them to access equipment, labor, and experienced growers for mentoring and consultation. Share this post then follow @bunkhousenonprofit for more updates. Link in their bio to register to offer or benefit from services.

Let me know when you find the picture that doesn’t contain pepper. #capsicum

Would you like some eggs from organically fed chic

Would you like some eggs from organically fed chickens that roam about my yard? Send me a message. The price is $7/doz to add to your CSA share or $8/doz for others who want to pick up on farm. Limited quantities available.

What kinds of vegetables do I grow on my farm? a

What kinds of vegetables do I grow on my farm?

a) Ones I grew up eating in Jamaica and absolutely LOVE!
b) Ones I discovered since moving to the US and absolutely LOVE!

Swiss chard is among b.

I have posted a similar sentiment before and I wil

I have posted a similar sentiment before and I will continue to post it whenever anyone implies that chipping in $5 (or $5,000) to my fundraiser is reparations:

I am not the most marginalized black person, immigrant, woman, or farmer, and I try to ensure that my presence here doesn’t make those who can’t reach 16,000 people invisible.

Individuals contributing to my farm goals is a wonderful show of support, but it isn’t #reparations. I see reparations as an engagement with a system. Supporting individuals on individual terms is an essential part of caring for humanity, a central part of liberation. Still, we cannot forget the long-standing grouse that black people and other oppressed groups have with the state.

Millions are going about their lives with no platform (or desire) to disclose the traumas and violence that they endure at the hand of their governments, and governments from which they seek #asylum. Remember them. In sum, please give me all the money but don’t forget about the larger systems that create and sustain material deprivation.

(photo from 02/2021, a week after my hysterectomy, getting that high tunnel frame together. The tunnel that now houses your favorite tomatoes, eggplant and peppers. Links in bio to continue the work) #tbt

Just busting it wide open, for the gram. #carrots

Just busting it wide open, for the gram. #carrots #harvest #famousredraincoat #rainyday

Teddy Bear sunflower and Jester delicata squash.

Teddy Bear sunflower and Jester delicata squash.

Nightshades, apples and pumpkin cornbread.

Nightshades, apples and pumpkin cornbread.

This head of fioretto sprouting #cauliflower is as

This head of fioretto sprouting #cauliflower is as big as my appetite after a long day outside.

I was a vendor at the @aberdeensundaymarket this w

I was a vendor at the @aberdeensundaymarket this week. It was my first time selling at a market so a little intimidating. I dislike handling cash so my anxiety was on 11/10 for much of the day but I enjoyed the shoppers’ curiosity about the beautiful food I grew with my hands. Meeting so many of you who have been following me here was a highlight of the day. See you next week? #farmersmarket #aberdeenwa #blackfarmer #faceless #maskup

Ten fyah side… I successfully grew Scotch Bonnet

Ten fyah side… I successfully grew Scotch Bonnet peppers to maturity. This hot pepper that I grew up with is closely related to habaneros but is significantly hotter with a more fruity aroma. Excuse me while I savor the harvest. 🖤 💛 💚 #Jamaica #ScotchBonnet #BlackFarmers #PNWFarmer #HotPepper #Habanero #tenfyahside #TenFireSide #hotgirlsummer

30lbs, or so. #galeauxdeysines #wintersquash #squa

30lbs, or so. #galeauxdeysines #wintersquash #squash #pumpkin #heavy #farmdog

Peter from Chestnut Hill Boers came out on Monday

Peter from Chestnut Hill Boers came out on Monday to help with planting for fall harvest and grading garlic, and took all of these photos. 💕 He also brought me some delicious Adriatic figs which are currently simmering with dried orange slices and honey for my special fig-walnut jam. @chestnuthillboers

Tomatoes are my favorite part of summer. If you’

Tomatoes are my favorite part of summer. If you’re not going to bite right into them, tomato salads are the next best use for these savory fruits. I made this one with a mix of faves from the high tunnel along with red long of tropea onions, ACV, EVOO and prospera basil. It sits on a bed of okahijiki aka “land seaweed” and is topped with chèvre from my friends at @tenofcupsfarm and a sprinkling of edible flowers. So deliciously local. Side note: If you need a crunchy texture that can’t be achieved with lettuce, okahijiki is kind of amazing. It’s fresh, tasty and very nutritious. Even Cree digs it. Pun intended.

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