In the Oldest Town in Texas, Black Farmers Gathered to Secure Their Future

In the Oldest Town in Texas, Black Farmers Gathered to Secure Their Future

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Jermal Sanders fell in love with farming as a child. When he saw the seeds he planted produce fruit, he began to take farming more seriously. He took agriculture classes in middle school — from gardening to horticulture. As a 26-year-old, he’s building a farm to call his own. On a scorching hot Friday morning, Sanders made an hourslong trek to Nacogdoches, the oldest town in Texas, a week before Juneteenth. He traveled to ga…