# @unfoundation on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/B1M3Qn6jOvm
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/6344005-unfoundation-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/10adbb3c31.jpg
- **Posted:** 2019-08-15T22:14:39.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** United Nations Foundation (@unfoundation) — https://gondola.cc/unfoundation

## Caption

Ben Burkett is a fourth-generation farmer in Petal, Mississippi, USA.
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His family has been growing food on the same plot of land since 1889, when his great-grandfather received a homestead from the U.S. government just 24 years after the end of the Civil War. It was one of the first African American-owned farms in the state.
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Since then, the farm has grown to roughly 320 acres. Depending on the season, his fields grow okra, kale, turnips, rutabaga, watermelon, sweet corn, eggplant, and a wide variety of peppers.
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Before Hurricane Katrina destroyed his fences, the farm also hosted livestock: Chickens, goats, sheep, cattle, hogs, ducks, and turkeys.
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In 2014, he won a James Beard Foundation award for his work to support family farming. From his perspective, there is no question that the climate is changing. Visit  our #IGTV channel to meet Ben and hear his message on climate.
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#ClimateChange #FamilyFarming #SustainableFarming #ClimateAction

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## Tags

familyfarming, climateaction, climatechange, sustainablefarming, igtv

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