@queerbrownvegan: What are the complexities of being a queer farmer? Solarpunk Farm Founder, Spencer R. Scott shares with me that he’s often asked what it means to be a queer farmer in a rural town. But he’s also quick to acknowledge that @solarpunkfarms isn’t necessarily representative of what many queer farmers experience across rural America. That’s because the farm is located in Guerneville, California, a small town with a longstanding LGBTQ+ community and history. For Spencer, being a queer farm isn’t only about creating a traditional “safe space.” Queer people living in cities can come to Solarpunk Farms and use the farm as an entry point into agriculture, ecology, and rural life without feeling like they have to leave their queerness behind. But Spencer’s husband offered another way of thinking about their work: What if queerness isn’t only something that needs a safe space, but something we recognize as a superpower? In that framing, queerness becomes something the farm actively offers to the wider community. It shifts the conversation from simply asking how we create sanctuary for queer people to asking what queer people, perspectives, relationships, and ways of imagining can contribute to agriculture and community. Queerness isn’t only something being protected at the farm. It’s part of what the farm is growing. Want to learn more head over to my bio. #queer #lgbtq #queerfarm #gayfarmer🌈 #nature

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Monday 09 November 2026 16:38:56 GMT