Of Seed and Soil
Hosted by Sommer Sibilly-Brown, founder of the Virgin Islands Good Food Coalition, “Of Seed and Soil” seeks to digitize the often untold and uncelebrated stories of farmers, fishers, producers, and food advocates from across the Virgin Islands and wider Caribbean. Through heartfelt interviews and candid conversations, the series invites listeners to reflect on the deep relationship between food, memory, identity, and resistance.
Of Seed and Soil
Episode 5: “A Family That Farms Together”
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In this heartwarming episode of “Of Seed and Soil: Unincorporated Voices of Food, Farming, and Freedom”, we sit down with the owners of Mystical Farms VI in St. Croix, Randall and Lindsey Simmonds, who have spent over two decades growing food, nurturing land, and raising a family committed to self-sufficiency and community wellness.
What started in 2003 with one crop has grown into a multi-generational way of life—blending homeschooling, a landscaping business, and resilient farming practices that center sustainability and service to others.
In this episode, they share:
- What it looks like to raise a family with intention, tradition, and purpose
- Why farming is a family practice, a lifestyle, and a form of resistance
- How Mystical Farms VI is modeling sovereign food systems for the territory and
- The joys and challenges of building a home and future around the land that feeds us all
This is a story about growing together—on the land, in love, and for the future.
