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Writings from the Land
“The exchange of love between earth and people call forth the creative gifts of both. The earth is not indifferent to us, but rather calling for our gifts in return for hers–the reciprocal nature of life and creativity.” Robin Wall Kimmerer
Outside I Breathe Freely: Gifts of Wonder, Reciprocity, and Praise
written by M. Zulayka Santiago
BOOK SYNOPSIS (paperback, 144 pages, full color):
In the spring of 2020, our human-centered world came to a halt. Not only were we confronting all of the fear and uncertainty that came with a new iteration of a highly contagious virus, we were also coming face-to-face with our own mortality.
During that precarious time, we humans took on all kinds of creative endeavors to fill up our days, to help process our fears, to move some of these overwhelming emotions through our bodies. My refuge became spending extended time in the forest and writing about the gifts I received while listening with an open heart.
Contained here is a collection of reflections, poems, photos, and essays. These were composed primarily over a three-year period of time (early 2020 to late 2022) while living at Earthseed Land Collective.The overarching purpose of this book is to encourage us to remember that we are not the only wise, sentient beings on this planet; to help illuminate the vast, complex beauty of the natural world; and to foster reconnection.
Annual Reports
2025 Annual Report
View some of the amazing things that happened at Earthseed in our Annual Report and Photo Gallery.
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2024 Annual Report & Photo Gallery
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2022 Annual Report & Photo Gallery
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2021 Annual Report & Photo Gallery
Additional Articles
Mother Jones: The Black Farmer Movement Battling History to Return to the Land (Podcast)
https://www.motherjones.com/food/2021/04/podcast-black-farmers-movement-history-legacy-feature/
Mother Jones: After a Century of Dispossession, Black Farmers Are Fighting to Get Back to the Land
To Live and Thrive on New Earths: Article in Southern Cultures written by Danielle M. Purifoy
https://www.southerncultures.org/article/to-live-and-thrive-on-new-earths/
Earthseed Land Collective: Farmers of Color Create Space for Collective Living & Liberation on the Land:
https://agrariantrust.org/
Triangle Land Conservancy and Earthseed protect 33-acres north of Durham:
https://www.triangleland.org/
Natural Capital Investment Fund – Earthseed Profile:
https://www.ncifund.org/who-
Supporting Black and Brown farmers – NC’s Earthseed Land Cooperative is doing beautiful transformative work in their community, and they need our help:
NCIF – The Power in Reconnecting to Land:
https://www.conservationfund.org/blog/1655-the-power-in-reconnecting-to-land
Form Magazine (pg. 98), Duke University – Earthseed Land Collective:
https://issuu.com/dukefashon/docs/ss2018_issuu/98