A Minnesota farmer walked away from law school, got turned down for a government loan, and built a Black farmer co-op that now spans seven states.
Angela Dawson comes from a family that lost its Iowa farmland generations ago.
After a 2017 USDA loan fell through, she bought ground in Sandstone and started 40 Acre Co-op the next year.
It now counts close to forty farmer members across those seven states.
Black owned farms growing near you are on Localize, waiting to be found.
Sources: KARE 11