Soil, New work by Justin Hardiman

Mr. Frank operates a community garden and microfarm behind Federation Tower in Clarksdale, MS.

Clarksdale Native, now New York City aspiring model, Tevin Boyd gazes at the camera while firmly gripping a chicken in his arms on Young Family Farm, a family owned farm and vineyard outside of Clarksdale.

Mrs. Ernestine Young stands elegantly near a rose bush as she gazes into the camera, recalling the love story that brought her back to Mississippi.

Standing on a fraction of the 1,400-acre Bland Family Farm, which has been in the hands of four generations of Black farmers, Robert Miller wraps his arms around his son, tucking him under his chest.

At 6 a.m. on an early June morning, Mr. Dorfus Young shows a group of young Black creatives and community organizers his chicken coop.

Shortly after a heartfelt prayer blessing the land, the food, and the photographers' eye, community members—including executive directors of art programs, health clinic owners, school administrators, models, and community organizers—gaze at the camera.

Dorfus Young Jr. grins at the camera before heading back to work: a mix of working vigorously on the computer and getting his hands and feet in the dirt.

Three generations of Jonestown, MS natives stand on historic land owned by the Swan Lake Association, founded in 1870 through a partnership among numerous Black-led churches in the area.

Jonestown Native, Jeremy Miller gazes at the camera while carrying a mesh sack with recently harvested greens on land owned by Swan Lake Association.

Robbie Pollard of the Happy Food Project sits on the back of a bus that he one day wishes to turn into a mobile farmer market and food truck.

Community members listen to Mr. Bennie tell the untold stories of the Swan Lake Association and his plans to support a new generation of Black farmers on the land.

Mr. Bennie Brown stands in front of the signage of St. James Church, one of the founding churches that created the Swan Lake Association.