Sarah and the Two Jims
The 1980s were hard times for agriculture, the worst hard times since the Great Depression. When you look at the… Read More »Sarah and the Two Jims
People’s History in Texas Blog
VOICE LESSONS
PHIT is proud to announce the publication of Voice Lessons, a major memoir of one of Austin’s own legendary activists. … Read More »VOICE LESSONS
Pesticides are Hell on Bugs and Not Much Better on People
People’s History in Texas is in the middle of a in-depth project collecting oral history and archives on the Jim… Read More »Pesticides are Hell on Bugs and Not Much Better on People
Wine, Texas, and the Camelot Project
The Jim Hightower Department of Agriculture (1983-1991) operated like the Knights of the Round Table. He attracted men and women… Read More »Wine, Texas, and the Camelot Project
Farmer’s Markets in Texas
Farmer’s Markets!! Don’t we all just love going down to our local farmer’s market and getting our sprouts and… Read More »Farmer’s Markets in Texas
40 years of No
Forty years ago, the Department of Energy made a colossally ill-conceived effort to declare Deaf Smith County a repository for… Read More »40 years of No
Black Farmers in Texas Part III
by Benjamin Brown Black land loss ranked among the most pressing civil rights issues of the late 20th century, and… Read More »Black Farmers in Texas Part III
The Beginning of Southwest Cuisine and the Farm to Table Movement
By Shereena Mathew Before the 80’s, Southwestern cuisine didn’t really have a name or a presence even in the cooking… Read More »The Beginning of Southwest Cuisine and the Farm to Table Movement
Black Farmers in Texas Part II
by Benjamin Brown When the guns of the American Civil War fell silent in May of 1865, a precarious peace… Read More »Black Farmers in Texas Part II
Black Farmers in Texas
by Benjamin Brown Part 1 In 1973, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz rendered clear his approach to farm policy:… Read More »Black Farmers in Texas