WHAT CHANGES THE WORLD?People do.
The 2019 cohort is deeply rooted in land, seeds, and cultural sovereignty. The cohort’s leaders are actively working to reclaim, own, and share land and practices that re-root the food system closer to indigenous and immigrant cultural practices. The cohort’s work connects food to culture as a means of practicing liberation, health, community-building, and bringing people closer to the roots of what food means to us as people.
Our vision is realized through these amazing leaders.
Meet Our 2019 Fellows

Founder, Manager Sariwa

Emily Moose
Executive Director
A Greener World

Co-Founder and CEO of Operations Urban Growers Collective

Geeta Maker-Clark
Director, Integrative Medical Education, Culinary Medicine
Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago

Leonard Diggs
Director of Operations and Farming
Pie Ranch

Lilian Hill
Executive Director
Native Food Sovereignty Alliance

Ma'raj Sheikh
Grassroots Director
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Mark Winston Griffith
Journalist

Interim Executive Director Deputy Director National Young Farmers Coalition

National Program Coordinator Indigenous Seedkeepers Network

Equity in Food Systems Associate/CORE Team Lead Center for Environmental Farming Systems