Black food sovereignty is a real possibility in Detroit

shakara tyler grew up in Philadelphia—a city, like most urban areas, that isn’t known for farming. But a deep-rooted interest in agriculture and a thirst to recover the stories of Black farmers have led her to research and document Black agrarianism and agro-ecology. A lecturer in the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS), tyler has shown how the Black farming community plays an important role in food justice and food sovereignty including in the city of Detroit. 

How did you become interested in agriculture and, in particular . . .