The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
As We Have Sown: The new struggle is the same old fight to make enough to survive By Mark Ritchie Vol. 9, No. 5, 1987, pp. 5, 7-11 History is a good place to begin. The important thing about agriculture
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As We Have Sown: At current rates, blacks will own no land by the end of this century By Edward Pennick Vol. 9, No. 5, 1987, 5-7 For black Americans the rural crisis is not limited to any region, profession
Pulling Farms Out of the Hole By Jim Hightower Vol. 10, No. 2, 1988, pp. 5-8 The good news for American farmers in 1988 is that the farm crisis has officially been declared “over” by the Reagan Administration. The bad
Texas Leads in Pesticide Right-to-Know By Elaine Davenport Vol. 10, No. 2, 1988, p. 7 One of Texas Agricultural Commissioner Jim Hightower’s pet projects has come to fruition, and he is calling it “the beginning of a new age of
Community Development Corporations By Carol Lamm Vol. 10, No. 2, 1988, pp. 19-20 Over the years, MACED has worked at economic development from many angles. We began by providing technical assistance to worker cooperatives and then went on to work
A Time to Cast Away Stones By Kathryn J. Waller Vol. 10, No. 3, 1988, pp. 10-11 It seemed an unlikely situation. I was driving to a farmer’s rally in Conway, S.C., to hear speeches from local politicians, mostly white,
How To Make $100,000 Farming 25 Acres by Booker T. Whatley. (Emmaus, Pa.: Rodale Press, 1987. 180 Pages. $24.95 cloth. $17.95 paper.) By Lyn Frazer Vol. 10, No. 3, 1988, pp. 22-23 As a book title, “How To Make $100,000
The Rights to Life By Lynne McAnelly Vol. 10, No. 4, 1988, pp. 1-4 Agriculture is on the edge of a revolution that could bring changes as profound as the industrial revolution. From soybean growers in Georgia to cattle producers
The Freedom Quilting Bee By Deborah Ellis Vol. 10, No. 4, 1988, pp. 22-24 Both are stories of American business, but The Freedom Quilting Bee is as different from the current bestseller Trump: The Art of the Deal, as New
A Holiday Shopper’s Guide to Alternative Giving By Kelly Dowe Vol. 10, No. 5, 1988, pp. 18-20 When my mother was a little girl in Centreville, Alabama, she received the gift of an apple–not a real apple, but a wooden
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