Ep 255: James Grevious: Rebel with a Cause

<div>We're talking with James Grevious of Rebel Marketplace in Aurora, Colorado. He's creating neighborhood food security with the hyper local farmers market he has developed and managed, featuring urban gardeners and farmers. </div> <div> </div> <div> <div>Listen in For James' views and tips on:</div> <div>• Intentionally developing and incubating urban farmers </div> <div>• Increasing community capacity from the inside vs outside intervention</div> <div>• Market growth pacing based on operator capacity</div> <div>• Funding education for farmers and vendors </div> <div>• Balancing financial security and community needs</div> <div> </div> <div><span style= "color: #000000; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">James started <a href="https://www.thegardenrebels.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.thegardenrebels.com&source=gmail&ust=1692638908896000&usg=AOvVaw2dOEa32TSJlVmi_04QCjrB">Rebels in the Garden</a>, then the <a href= "https://www.rebelmarketplace.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.rebelmarketplace.com&source=gmail&ust=1692638908896000&usg=AOvVaw28WwUBixcJdoC-jYgDIxbL">Rebel Marketplace</a> farmers market, and now <a href= "https://www.urbansymbiosis.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.urbansymbiosis.org&source=gmail&ust=1692638908896000&usg=AOvVaw2-pwiVQSofkIjsPSRQqtyA">Urban Symbiosis</a>, a non-profit focused on education and fundraising. </span></div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Join us at InTents, the Farmers Market Conference in March 2024. If you have knowledge to share with farmers market managers, participants and policymakers, submit your proposal now at <a href= "https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15Lz08kJwO3psslhC5y0kxWfoKegEuSH6tupKPbxexEU" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15Lz08kJwO3psslhC5y0kxWfoKegEuSH6tupKPbxexEU&source=gmail