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Many Black people in the U.S. have intentionally disconnected from farming since then because of its association with the painful legacy of slavery. -Natalie Baszile
From the Garden: Black entrepreneurs hope pandemic gardening boom will grow healthier eating
By Chandra Thomas Whitfield Kaiser Health News
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Ietef Vita had planned to spend most of 2020 on the road, promoting ” Biomimicz,” the album the rapper had released on his #plantbasedrecords label in January. Vita, known to his fans as “DJ Cavem Moetavation” and “Chef Ietef,” had those plans unexpectedly cut short.
“We were in Berkeley, California, on Feb. 29, playing there and literally got out of town right before they shut the whole country down,” recalled Vita, 34, who has performed for the Obamas and is widely considered the father of what’s known as eco-hip-hop. “It was scary.”
CHANDRA THOMAS WHITFIELD
Kaiser Health News
DENVER â Ietef Vita had planned to spend most of 2020 on the road, promoting âBiomimicz,â the album the rapper had released on his #plantbasedrecords label in January. Vita, known to his fans as âDJ Cavem Moetavationâ and âChef Ietef,â had those plans unexpectedly cut short.
âWe were in Berkeley, California, on Feb. 29, playing there and literally got out of town right before they shut the whole country down,â recalled Vita, 34, who has performed for the Obamas and is widely considered the father of whatâs known as eco-hip-hop. âIt was scary.â
Suddenly sidelined at his metro Denver home with his wife, Alkemia Earth, a plant-based-lifestyle coach, and three daughters, Vita struggled to pivot. Eventually, he accepted that he would need to stay put and, as the saying goes, bloom where he was planted.
Seed money: Black entrepreneurs hope pandemic gardening boom will grow healthier eating
Ietef Vita had planned to spend most of 2020 on the road, promoting Biomimicz, the album the rapper had released on his #plantbasedrecords label in January. Vita, known to his fans as DJ Cavem Moetavation and Chef Ietef, had those plans unexpectedly cut short. We were in Berkeley, California, on Feb. 29, playing there and literally got out of town right before they shut the whole country down, recalled Vita, 34, who has performed for the Obamas and is widely considered the father of what s known as eco-hip-hop. It was scary.