The inclusive vision of The National Young Farmers Coalition

“We’ve been presented with problems today that we’ve never dealt with before as an agriculture industry–like climate change.  And I don’t think that the approach we’ve taken, historically, is going to work here…As long as I’ve heard the words ‘climate change,’ I have heard that Indigenous practice is the solution.” This week on the show, a conversation with Michelle Hughes of the National Young Farmers Coalition. In 2019, the organization made a decision to put racial equity at the center of their strategic planning work. Michelle Hughes shares the story of their transformation. This story first aired in 2022, Michelle Hughes is now the co-director of the National Young Farmers Coalition And Josephine McRobbie brings us a story about a new web tool that might help oyster farmers better prepare for the rainy season.  [Note: This story first aired in 2022, Michelle Hughes is now co-director of the National Young Farmers Coalition.]