How do we survive a hostile world full of anti-blackness and still have time for joy? How do we create food systems for us and by us? Ashanté Reese has given us a powerful, digestible, and delicious path forward with the confidence and courage only this brilliant thought leader can.--Michael W. Twitty, author of The Cooking Gene and Koshersoul With an anthropologist's keen eye for vivid detail and a knack for noticing ancestral ritual in everyday practices, Ashanté Reese demonstrates the power of gathering in Black cultural traditions. She expertly reveals the deep meaning of nourishment--togetherness in celebration and suffering.--Tiya Miles, National Book Award winner and author of Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of A Free People and Wild Girls In Gather , Dr. Ashanté M. Reese serves us a warm plate of berry pie while reminding us that the food justice we seek is among us already. If we are going to build a world where no one's needs are unmet, Reese argues, we need to move beyond our echo chambers and wake up to the answers that have been right here all along.

--Leah Penniman, Co-Founder of Soul Fire Farm, and author of Farming While Black and Black Earth Wisdom A powerful and urgent call to remember, to gather, and to nourish our future.--Spring Council, author of Southern Roots: Recipes and Stories from Mama Dip's Daughter.