Leah Penniman, an educator, food-sovereignty activist, and co-founder of the Soul Fire Farm, penned a book called  Farming While Black  that examines this trend and reflects on the plight of Black farmers in the US. Through her efforts to educate, her activism, and now through this documentary from filmmaker Mark Decena  (Dopamine, Watershed ), Leah and others seek to inspire a new generation of Black farmers with a deeper understanding of the legacy of African agrarianism