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“We’re just doing it for the love,” said Swellthy. “We love making beats. We love the camaraderie. Hearing that we’ve got a real movement—it opens your eyes.”
From Lumpkin’s Jail to Sankofa, farmers and educators like Patrick Johnson are cultivating a new model of Black permaculture
The RVA Black Farmers Market takes place every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month from 11 AM - 3 PM. Located at Shalom Farms, 1311 Westwood Ave.
The 22nd Happily Natural Festival, beginning Friday, August 28, brings three days of farms, panels, music, and brunch to Richmond, fostering connection, dialogue, and celebration of Black identity, Culture, food, and community healing.
The Richmond Seen interviewed three Black farmers in Central Virginia, asking identical questions about farming, heritage, and politics. Their responses reveal stories of resilience, tradition, and cultivating self-determined futures.
Celebrating the legacy, history and impact of Virginia Women in Hip Hop.
Inside the 22nd Happily Natural Festival with Creator Duron Chavis
The 22nd Happily Natural Festival, beginning Friday, August 28, brings three days of farms, panels, music, and brunch to Richmond, fostering connection, dialogue, and celebration of Black identity, Culture, food, and community healing.

