Roots to Resilience: Stories of Land, Legacy, and Resilience
About the Series
Roots to Resilience is a powerful audio series documenting the lived experiences, challenges, and triumphs of African American landowners and advocates across the United States.
Presented by the Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention Network (SFLR), the podcast journeys across eight network sites, uncovering stories that define what it means to protect legacy, steward land, and build generational resilience.
Roots to Resilience is a powerful audio series documenting the lived experiences, challenges and triumphs of African American landowners and advocates across the United States. Presented by the Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention Network (SFLR), the podcast journeys across eight network sites, uncovering stories that define what it means to protect legacy, steward land and build generational resilience.
Ebonie Alexander, Executive Director of Black Family Land Trust, an SFLR Network member site, reflects on her upbringing as the daughter of a farmer and how that shaped her commitment to land preservation. She shares her philosophy of the African American Land Ethic, urging landowners to treat land as they would a beloved family member and to adopt sustainable, asset-minded stewardship.
