Mark talks to author/filmmaker Natalie Baszile and farmer and advocate Melony Edwards about farming joy, reparations, and how to incentivize sustainable practices. Order Natalie's book We Are Each Other's Harvest: Celebrating African American Farmers, Land, and Legacy wherever books are sold.This episode was sponsored by Brami Snacks (www.bramisnacks.com and promo code BITTMAN30 for 30% off), Mr. Espresso (www.mrespresso.com and promo code FreeShip1978 for free shipping), Luke's Lobster (www.lukeslobster.com and promo code BITTMAN15 for 15% off), and Hodo Foods ( www.hodofoods.com/bittman to get your coupon to try ANY Hodo products).Subscribe to Food with Mark Bittman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen, and please leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts. Follow Mark on Twitter at @bittman, and on Facebook and Instagram at @markbittman. Subscribe to Mark's newsletter The Bittman Project at www.bittmanproject.com. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.