Cal Ag Roots Podcast

AN EAR TO THE GROUND EPISODE 1 Every five years, the National Young Farmers Coalition surveys young and Black, Indigenous, and people of color farmers, ranchers, and growers across the country to understand their brightest hopes and biggest challenges, and the policy solutions that will help them to be successful in their farming careers. In 2022, the National Young Farmers Coalition received over 10,000 responses from past, current, and aspiring farmers. This three part series shares some of their stories through a partnership between the National Young Farmers Coalition, its Land Advocacy Fellowship program, and the Cal Ag Roots Podcast. This episode features audio op-eds from three Land Advocacy Fellows: Veronica Mazariegos-Anastassiou, a first generation Latina farmer in San Mateo County California; Stephanie Ortiz, a farmer and advocate in San Diego California’s north county; and TemuAsyr Martin Bey, an urban farmer, activist, and chef from Compton, California. Through their own individual stories, th