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In this popular series, NAFSN provides participants with insights and connections to help them identify next steps for their careers in community food systems.
This four-part series for Fall 2024 highlights job creators and others across the food systems profession. This webinar series is offered free of charge and open to the public.
In this episode, we feature:
Dhalia Bumbaca, Co-Founder and CEO, WellFed Community 
Ashawaug Farm is six acres of organically cultivated crops growing alongside woodlands and wild-growing fruits and herbs, rooted in rich Narragansett silt loam soil. The Farm sells a variety of products at their farmstand and at local farmers’ markets, including heirloom and culturally significant crops. The land is protected by Dawn and Cassius Spears with the help of their children, grandchildren, and extended community of supporters. Both Dawn and Cassius are active members of the Narragansett Tribe.
Dawn Spears is a multimedia artist whose work is infused with cultural symbolism and the vibrant colors of our natural world, and farming is part of her art. She also supports the Indigenous artist community through facilitating art markets and other opportunities that increase the visibility and vitality of Indigenous arts and culture. Currently, Dawn is the Director of the Northeast Indigenous Agriculture and Arts Alliance.
Dawn and Cassius also run the Ashawaug Project, the educational initiative of Ashawaug Farm, which integrates art and agriculture to expand knowledge of Narragansett foodways, support community health and cultural revitalization, and promote food sovereignty.
LOCATION: Ashaway, RI
Jared Krawitz, Farmer, Closter Farm & Livestock Co.
Jared came to farming relatively late in life. After cooking in NYC, he moved to North Carolina where he apprenticed at Fickle Creek Farm, learning the basics of low-stress animal management, rotational grazing, pasture health, crop planning, market gardening, and much more. After the apprenticeship, he moved to Hopewell, NJ to manage the poultry program at Double Brook Farm. When the opportunity came up to start Closter Farm, Jared jumped at the chance to rejuvenate a piece of land in an amazing community.
LOCATION: Closter, NJ
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