Leah Penniman
Farmer, Food Sovereignty Activist and Educator
http://soulfirefarm.org/
Leah Penniman, a Black Kreyol farmer, author, mother, and food justice activist who has been tending the soil and organizing for an anti-racist food system for 25 years, currently serves as founding Co-Executive Director of Farm Operations at Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, New York, a Black & Brown-led project that works toward food and land justice. She is the author of: Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm’s Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land (2018) and Black Earth Wisdom: Soulful Conversations with Black Environmentalists (2023).
Leah Penniman will be teaching a Bioneers Learning course: Children of the Land: Soul Fire Farm’s Approach to Raising and Mentoring Young People, learn more and register.
Keynote Address:
Leah Penniman – Free the People! Free the Land!
2026-03-27 09:40:00 | 2026-03-27 09:40:00 to 2026-03-27 10:01:00
Panel Presentations:
Food Justice from the Local to the Global: Raj Patel and Leah Penniman in Conversation
2026-03-28 15:00:00 | 2026-03-28 15:00:00 to 2026-03-28 16:15:00
Book Signings with Pegasus Books
2026-03-28 16:30:00 | 2026-03-28 16:30:00 to 2026-03-28 17:30:00
Introducing:
Film Screening: Farming While Black
2026-03-27 19:35:00 | 2026-03-27 19:35:00 to 2026-03-27 20:45:00
