Croom Corridor
A group of Black farmers were divinely led to Croom Road to heal soil decimated by tobacco and chattel slavery. Determined to remain value-based businesses, they turn to cooperative building and ancestral technologies of land stewardship.
Croom Corridor traces the journey of a group of Black farmers and land stewards reclaiming a 15-mile stretch of land in PG County, Maryland. This unique region, home to one of the highest concentrations of Black-owned farms in the nation, is a living archive of Black agrarian traditions. The film explores how the land has been scarred by centuries of systemic exploitation and their dedication to preserving cultural practices while building resilient, value-driven businesses.
Faced with the challenges of operating within a capitalist agricultural system, these farmers draw upon cooperative models and Indigenous technologies to sustain both the land and their communities. Croom Corridor captures their spiritual connection to the land, guided by ancestral wisdom and the urgent need for healing.