A first-ever poetry anthology of land trust farms across the country features five SILT farms and poets assembled by Iowa Poet Laureate Mary Swander. Writing the Land: Foodways and Social Justice is a sustainable-food-production-and-art-themed anthology that brings together poets and land protection and anti-hunger organizations from across the US. Poems, essays, and Information about the missions of these parters for foodways and social justice are included in this unique book.

“There are those who think the only way to hold land is to own it. Give this book to them. There are those who know we are woven with earth and one another. Give this book to them. There are those settled and unsettled by the history of land. Give this book to them. For no matter how you think about, or forget about, the ground beneath your feet, you’ll find something in here that will unlock the beauty of the world, and the cycles through the soil that sustain us all.”

—Raj Patel, award-winning author of Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System; Research Professor, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas, Austin