Food agtivists

Grist’s new series profiles worthy activists

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August 4, 2010

Environmental website Grist has a new interview series titled "The New Agtivist," profiling such food-reform activists as chef Vimala Rajendran, jam-maker Shakirah Simley, and chocolatier-turned-tofu-maker John Scharffenberger. Quotes? Try Simley: “I want to ensure that values such as ‘high-quality, local, and organic’ and ‘culturally appropriate and accessible’ are not mutually exclusive.”

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