Christina is the owner and farmer of Choy Division, a half-acre diversified vegetable farm with a focus on growing East Asian heritage crops using regenerative agricultural techniques. For her, farming is about more than putting seeds in the ground—it’s about the cultivation of the community around you. After all, food is what connects each and every one of us. Christina believes that fresh, locally grown food is a right, not a privilege, and strives to make her produce accessible to all communities.

Amanda is a farmer at Star Route Farm, a farm with a social justice mission. She and her team seek to address food inequities by growing nutritious food, farming with integrity and responsibility, distributing produce to those who are food insecure, and crop-planning with the communities they’re growing for to ensure their produce is culturally relevant.

Larry is the “Farmer-In-Chief” at Dig, the company behind the seasonal food chain Dig Inn. In order to better support their foodshed and understand the demands they were making on local farms, Larry and his team started their own farm, Dig Acres.

Rise and Root Farm is committed to engaging rural and urban communities through food and farming. They have worked with community gardens and urban farms in NYC and beyond, having dedicated their lives to increasing the number of people growing and eating good food. Passionate about justice and equity, the team is invested in building a strong local food economy.