E16: IAN MARVY - Food, Farming and Friendship as the Ingredients for Restoring Communities

Ian Marvy is an award winning social entrepreneur with 25 years of experience working at the intersection of community/economic development, food systems change and youth empowerment. As a social entrepreneur and urban farmer he works locally, nationally and internationally on initiatives that build stronger, healthier, more just and equitable communities.  In this episode, we discuss 'Added Value', a non-profit organization Ian co-founded over 20 years ago, and the way in which farming and producing food can be used as a vehicle for the social and economic redevelopment and even spiritual healing of of low income communities.