Source: Reuben Jones, SPECTRUM LOCAL NEWS, 9/29/21


When Kamal Bell used to tell people he was going to be a farmer he would hear a similar response. “A lot of people used to pick on me for going into farming,” Bell said. “Their favorite thing to say is 'you’re going to be a poor farmer.'” The 30-year-old isn’t poor, but he’s by no means rich. He started Sankofa Farms in Orange County, North Carolina, a few years ago. The former teacher, now working on his doctorate, has $72,000 in student debt. “It’s a lot of money, a lot of money,” Bell said.

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