Episode description

Ian McSweeney is the director of Agrarian Trust, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support land access for the next generation of farmers. He believes that we need to create a new story about how land ownership works in our society, innovating new and more just ways for people of all walks of life to have access to land.

Ian and show host Neal discuss their shared background working as social workers, their shared frustration by the rigid systems that can act as impediments to progress, and how big changes can come to those systems from social movements that start small but over time inspire exponentially growing numbers of people. Ian talks about how many farmers, especially those of color,  have a disadvantage in accessing land and how Agrarian Trust is working to correct that injustice. See more of Ian's work at www.agrariantrust.org. 

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