A conversation with our regenerative champion, Paula Penn-Nabrit. She is an African American woman, a small-scale and regenerative farmer who co-owns the Charles Madison Nabrit Memorial Garden in Columbus, Ohio with her children. She describes how her family felt healed working in the garden as a ‘free grief therapy’, the fruitful collaborations and engagements in the garden, and the hope for understanding and support from Black churches.

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A conversation with our regenerative champion, Jodi Spencer. She is an African American woman, a small-scale and regenerative farmer who manages the Dorothy England Farm in Columbus, Ohio. Though her farming passion got her an agricultural major degree, Jodi describes her solitary farming experience in the early beginnings, the need to instill self-efficacy belief among Black and Brown children and advocates for unprivileged small-scale farmers’ to be supported with grants and scholarships toward skills and knowledge acquisition.

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A conversation with our regenerative champion, Taylor Green. He is a young small-scale, new/beginning regenerative farmer who manages The Urban Farm Church in Columbus, Ohio as the Farm Developer and Education manager. Taylor describes his dissatisfaction with the food system and how he began farming as an apprentice. At the urban farm church, he is helping to build communities around farming, an idea initially unexciting to residents. The farm now enjoys huge community support and has seen a few residents convert their lawns into growing spaces.

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A conversation with our regenerative champion, Jada Williams. She is a young African American, a small-scale and new beginning regenerative farmer who manages the Fresh Roots Farm in Columbus, Ohio. She describes how self-determination propels her to contribute to healthy food accessibility concerns of her community and her needs towards sustaining her farming operation.

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A conversation with our regenerative champion, Kendyl Meadows. She is a woman and a small-scale beginning regenerative farmer, who manages the Three Creeks Produce with her husband in Groveport, Ohio. She describes their desire in the food system as wholesale vegetable farmers, how lack of confidence and knowledge were challenges in their early beginnings, and how they have continued to sustain their farming decisions through knowledge sharing with other farms.

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A conversation with our regenerative champion, Rachel Tayse. She is a woman and a small-scale beginning regenerative farmer who manages the Harmonious Homestead Farm in Columbus, Ohio. She describes her entry into farming, perspectives on regenerative agriculture, and how valuable community relationships have earned her multiple funded projects.

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A conversation with our regenerative champion, Dianne Kadonaga. She is a Japanese Canadian and a small-scale beginning regenerative farmer who manages the Sunny Glen Garden in Columbus, Ohio. She describes how she lost her family farming history, and how her health needs influenced her backyard garden which has since been converted into a community demonstration space.

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A conversation with our regenerative champion, Sophia Buggs. She is an African American woman and a small-scale beginning regenerative farmer who manages the Lady Buggs Pharm in Youngstown, Ohio. She describes her journey into agriculture – from lack of community support to becoming a hometown hero and her effort in advancing Farmers of color representation in Ohio and countrywide.

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A conversation with our regenerative champion, Minister Aaron K. Hopkins. He is an African American and a small-scale beginning regenerative farmer who manages the SouthSide Family Farms in Columbus, Ohio. He describes how food became a way to reconnect and build relationships among his community members, his farming needs, and the diverse networking opportunities that have sustained his regenerative farming decision.

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A conversation with our regenerative champion, Julialynne Walker. She is an African American woman and a small-scale regenerative farmer who manages the Bronzeville Growers Market in Columbus, Ohio. She describes the need for healthy food accessibility, the factors hindering change in her community, and the benefits of regenerative agriculture.

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