Joany Titherington: Building a Farmers’ Market that Transformed a Community

07/09/2020 41 min Temporada 1 Episodio 2

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Episode 2
Oak Park Farmers Market Manager, Joany Titherington of NeighborWorks Sacramento discusses the tumultuous journey of starting a farmers’ market despite naysayers and obstacles in a Sacramento neighborhood that has been historically deprived of resources and battles on-going gentrification. Listen to her story of collaboration, advocating for healthy and locally-grown food, and what it took to build one of the best, most vibrant farmers’ markets that brought people together across a diverse array of communities.