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The article presents an interview with black farmer Xavier Brown of Washington, D.C. When asked him about the meaning of the Soilful evolved by him, he refers that it meant to be a connection with the nature. He also open up with his activities of urban agriculture including composting, farming vegetables, and educational things. He also informs on his getting into farming, motivation, and his views on Black farmers.

The article discuses how the U.S. Census of Agriculture revealed the number of black farmers had increased and presents views of King Whetstone, Director of the United States Department of Agriculture's National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS), on the same.

The article focuses on Congressional Black Caucus initiative which supports and advocates Black farmers for ending food security, enlightening and improving historically Black colleges (HBCU), and talks of systemic discrimination against Black farmers by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The article mentions the 50th anniversary of the Black Farmers Group.

The author offers information on the U.S. as a capitalistic economy that has been founded on slave labor and at the back of African Americans. He mentions of contributions of African-Americans to the nation's agriculture and commerce including Henry Blair, a farmer and inventor of a seed and cotton planter. It also discusses data from the Census of Agriculture, that shows an increase in the number of Black farmers to 12 percent since 2007.

The article reports on the government settlement with the black farmers on the claim related to the denial of loans and assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.