Hope, resiliency and opportunity were the message shared Thursday with Black farmers from around the Midwest who participated in the third Black Loam Conference.

Those samples, taken at both sites, show predominantly thin, clay soil at the Orland site, compared with rich, black loam soil at the Country Club Hills plot, near Int. Hwy. 57 and Flossmoor Road.

Loam soil is a mineral mixture of clay, sand, and silt. Discover how these soil particles work together to provide an ideal base for gardening.

Researchers have found the Amazon basin dotted with patches of rich, black loam soil known as terra preta del Indio, or “Indian dark earth.” ...

Not all UK gardens are blessed with the most desirable soil (hint: it's loam) but knowing how to identify and work with the soil you have is a good first step. There are two things you need to do: ...

The Black Loam Conference illuminates these problems and provides a safe space for BIPOC farmers and allies to come together and find solutions as a community.

The word had gone out in the letters home about the 'black loam' soil of the valley land and the place where 'February was as lovely as May.' Read more special PD coverage of Santa Rosa at 150 ...

Licensing, soil testing, food safety, contracts, becoming an LLC — beginning farmers have to address a laundry list of unknowns before they can sell their first bushel of corn.