In this episode of EnvAns, we sit down with Brittney Shelby Sessoms — guide, advocate, artisan maker, and cultural storyteller — whose work bridges ancestral wisdom with modern food justice. Known to many as “the youngest Big Ma,” Brittney embodies the spirit of the traditional Black Southern matriarch, grounding her community work in love, legacy, and lived experience.As the founder of Charlotte & Pickens, Brittney explores how Black communities have always sustained themselves through farming, storytelling, textile arts, and communal care. Her work turns cultural preservation into a living practice — one that empowers today’s urban and rural spaces alike to build resilient, self-determined futures. We’ll explore how her creative and agricultural practices weave together heritage and innovation, and how food sovereignty and storytelling can serve as acts of liberation.Join us as Brittney shares how ancestral knowledge, passed down through generations, can shape our collective path toward abundance, justice, and community transformation.Featuring insights from a 2025 Echoing Green Fellow and 2024 VOQAL Fellow, this conversation honors the crossroads of culture, sustainability, and self-determination — right where tradition meets tomorrow.

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