Robyn Thirkill

Country Queers

Robyn Thirkill farms on Monacan Territory in Prospect, VA where she raises goats, ducks, turkeys and pigs on land that's been in her family for 100 years. In this 2016 interview Robyn talks about her commitment to her family's heritage and history on the land, her adventures in beekeeping, and how Prince Edward County closed their public schools for 5 years after Brown vs. Board out of a refusal to integrate. A move that forced her mother, and countless other Black students, to seek schooling out of state.

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This is the last episode in Season 1! Learn more about this project at www.countryqueers.com. And, become a sustaining supporter of Country Queers on Patreon to help us produce a 2nd Season!

Follow Robyn's farmstead progress on instagram at @flossies_farmstead

And, if you have additional funds, we're asking folks to please donate to Maroon Grove Freedom Farm, which is located in so called Waverly, VA / Nottoway territory, on Black liberated land that was bought with reparations. The farm will provide plant medicine and food as medicine to queer and trans BIPOC communities. The farm is collecting ongoing reparations and donations to make repairs and updates to create a thriving community for QTBIPOC.

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Host, Producer, and Lead Editor: Rae Garringer

Assistant Editor & Musical Magic: Tommie Anderson

Editorial Advisory Dream Team: Hermelinda Cortés, Lewis Raven Wallace, and Sharon P. Holland

Theme Song: Composed and performed on banjo by Sam Gleaves, pedal steel versions by Rebecca Branson Jones

Additional music: Composed and performed on acoustic and electric guitar by Tommie Anderson