Black farmers see a rise in support as cyclospora and salmonella outbreaks drive concerns over industrial food systems.

This summer, it has felt like the flow of Black folks and families arriving at Deep Roots CPS Farm in Charlotte, North Carolina, has never let up, said Cherie Jzar, the farm’s managing director. They’re in search of something that has become harder to find in the grocery aisle: certainty. They’re asking about lettuce — when and where you can best grow it — and how they can incorporate…

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