Atlanta urban farmer, food system thinker, educator, changemaker, and worm whisperer Maurice Small joins us to talk about growing people, growing community, and growing food.
Small talks about what got him into growing food, the urban agriculture scene in Atlanta, using gardening as a way to build community, and youth leadership.
“I had the desire to do what my father did with me, which was grow food, share food, propagate plants.“
Small also talks about helping customers understand what goes into food production.
“They know that something might crawl out because we don’t spray.”
Connect with Maurice Small
Website: mauricesmall.com
Twitter: SmallFarmz
Instagram: mauricesmall
“It’s up to us as food leaders to look at the built environment and how we can maximize every little bit of space to grow food on the rooftops, in the basements…“
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