Seed to Soil to Soul: Land Justice, Art and Healing | Minkah Taharkah
5/27/202655 min
What if healing our communities begins with healing our relationship to the land? Welcome, regenerators, to a powerful conversation on sustainability, justice, and regenerative living with Minkah Taharkah. As an environmental scientist, community advocate, and leader with Be Healthy Be Holistic Consultation, the California Farmer Justice Collaborative, and The Butterfly Movement, Minkah is helping reimagine our relationship with land, food, and each other.
Today, she explains how the Earth serves as the common thread in her work—from sustainable fashion to land justice advocacy—and how the CFJC pushes for equity for BIPOC farmers and socially disadvantaged ranchers through policy and legislation.
We also unpack the difference between conventional farming and ecosystem land tending, highlighting reciprocal practices and traditional ecological knowledge like intercropping to protect soil health and combat “nutritional warfare.” Finally, Minkah shares how The Butterfly Movement uses art, food, and the African principle of Sankofa (“go back and fetch it”) to foster intergenerational healing and deeper community connection. This conversation is a powerful reminder that when we root ourselves in the land and each other, we grow something no system can take away.
About Guest: Minkah Taharkah is a co-facilitator with B Healthy B Holistic Consultation firm. She is a multidisciplinary artist, environmental scientist & justice advocate, land steward, and designer. She is passionate about supporting the development of integral community connections through healing arts practice and engagement. In addition, she is a professional photographer, yoga instructor (200RYT), and multimedia & performing arts practitioner. Minkah also serves as the Coordinator for the California Farmer Justice Collaborative & Director of Land + Programming with The Butterfly Movement.
Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/minkah-taharkah-smith-256457112/
Guest Website: https://www.thebutterflymovement.com/#/, https://www.farmerjustice.com/
Guest Social: https://www.instagram.com/walkroftheskeye/
Show Notes:
00:01:41 - Multidisciplinary Human And The Common Thread Of The Earth
00:05:41 - The California Farmer Justice Collaborative And Justice For Bipoc Farmers
00:09:02 - Ecosystem Land Tending Versus Extractive Farming Practices
00:15:12 - Surrendered To The Process And Working With The Ecosystem
00:19:44 - The Fallibility Of The Agricultural System And Collective Structures
00:27:52 - Nutritional Warfare And The Compromised Quality Of Food
00:35:48 - The Butterfly Movement And The Principle Of Sankofa
00:50:57 - Artistry As Reclaiming Birthright And Reflecting The Times
01:01:38 - Continuing The Threads And Staying Connected
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
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Speaker 41:24
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