Press — Karen Washington

My work is a labor of love that has borne sweet fruit. View my archive of press and media that feature my work.

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Publications

My contributions are in the following documentaries and books:

High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America, a Netflix Series by Stephen Satterfield
Food and Country, a documentary by Laura Gabert
Farming While Black, a documentary by Leah Penniman
Regenerating Life, a documentary by John Feldman
Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm’s Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land by Leah Penniman
Growing Cities, a documentary by Dan Susman
Farmacology by Daphne Miller, M.D.
Dirt: A Love Story by Barbara Richardson
Reducetarian Solution by Brian Kateman
Letters to a Farmer by Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture; Martha Hodgkins, editor
Soil Sisters by Lisa Kivirist
Dear Tomato: An International Crop of Food and Agriculture Poem edited by Carol-Ann Hoyte
The Color of Food: Stories of Race, Resilience, and Farming by Natasha Bowens
Emergent Possibilities for Global Sustainability: Intersections of Race, Class and Gender edited by Phoebe Godfrey and Denise Torres

Video Clips

2023 Humanitarian of the Year Award Winner: Black Farmer Fund

2024 James Beard Awards Presented by Capital One Restaurant and Chef Awards

The Science Of Composting

Making Black History | Shades of U.S.

Regeneration with Karen Washington

Closing Keynote with Karen Washington: Seeds Tell the Untold Stories

Black Land Matters: a Rural Humanities Webinar

Opening Keynote: Karen Washington, "Moving Beyond COVID"

The Great Remembering | El gran recuerdo

Healthy Foods, Healthy Communities | BLOOD SUGAR RISING

WhyHunger Podcast Ep. 2: Karen Washington

Panel Discussion: Black Women on Black Food Sovereignty

VIP Video 3 (Karen Washington)

2020 Movement Meeting: Food Justice is Racial Justice

Karen Washington: Is the Food System Really Broken? - 2/10/19

Retirement Plans for Farmers - 2018 Young Farmers Conference

How to Create Long-Term, Viable Urban Farming Businesses - Karen Washington

Urban Farming and Food Justice: Karen Washington at The Harvard Law Forum

Celebrating Black History Month with Karen Washington

On Leverage: Karen Washington at TEDxBarnardCollegeWomen

What Is Agroecology?

Growing from Urban to Rural

Now Age Conversations: "The Justice of Food" with Karen Washington

Karen Washington - 2016 Biodynamic Conference

Karen Washington: "The Colorization of our Food System"

Food Tank Washington, DC Summit 2016 - Opening Keynote: Karen Washington

Karen and Lorrie of Rise and Root Farm

JBF LEADERSHIP AWARDS 2014 KAREN WASHINGTON

Karen Washington - UVM Food Systems Summer 2013

Karen Washington - Food Talk - Just Food Conference 2013

Karen Washington - Moving Forward Together: Solutions to Food Insecurity in our Communities

1.4.7 Karen Washington on Food Justice - Occupy Brooklyn TV, Episode 4

Karen Washington: Food Hero

Occupy Wall Street Famers March - Karen Washington

Karen Washington Outtake

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My work is a labor of love that has borne sweet fruit. View my archive of press and media that feature my work.

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