With new farm bill in the works, Illinois farmers go to Washington to urge investments in environmental justice

"Nothing that we're asking for is impossible or out of the ordinary at all," said Natasha Nicholes, founder of the We Sow We Grow Project.

One of the proposed bills focuses on a key issue high up on his list: the Justice for Black Farmers Act. The agricultural landscape can sometimes be isolating - and unfair - for farmers of color, he explained.

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