The Queer-Led Groups Modeling a New Form of Land Access
Emily Fagan of Humble Hands Harvest in Decorah, Iowa, drives a tractor on the farm.
Photo by Cory Eull
Changing ownership and wealth distribution, even at a small scale, presents a model for how to ultimately address the climate crisis.
Apr 22, 2021
A small, 20-horsepower Kubota tractor inches forward in a sea of John Deeres, with a sticker saying “queerest farm around.” It’s the 2019 Pride Parade in Decorah, Iowa, and this tractor belongs to Humble Hands Harvest, a women-worker-owned farm nestled on 22 acres. The farm’s aim is to present an alternative to industrial agriculture.