'Farming While Black' Author Leah Penniman Talks Food Access, Racial Justice

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In her book "Farming While Black" Leah Penniman challenges misconceptions about black farming and landownership.

In 1920, African-American farmers owned 14 percent of all American farmland. Today, 45,000 black growers own just two percent of that land and the vast majority of them live in the South, according to census data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

A new book encourages a new generation of black farmers and places ownership of land and production of healthy food squarely on the path of self-determination for people of color. Leah Penniman, co-founder of Soul Fire Farm and author of "Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land," joined "On Second Thought" for a conversation about farming and food justice."On Second Thought" host Virginia Prescott speaks with Leah Penniman.

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"Farming While Black" author and Soul Fire Farm co-founder Leah Penniman