Integrity and Purpose Shaped Rashid’s Lifelong Agriculture Journey

Send us Fan MailIn the forward of his book, it states: “Growing Out Loud Captures the depth, breadth, height of a life that has loved and pursued knowledge, understanding, purpose, application, and service for the benefit of all and for the fulfillment of his god-given calling.  The Food Revolutionary has truly lived well.”  Keith Rashid Nuri is the author of Growing Out Loud, Journey of a Food Revolutionary.  I reached out to my dear friend Pattie Baker, telling her about the types of connections I wanted to make for my next set of podcast interviews - I wanted to really focus in on businesses and visionaries who are shaping agriculture - who are educating our future generation - who are tackling big food issues - and Pattie referred me to a few companies and people in her network down in Georgia.  She linked me to a website for a non profit called Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture. The work of this organization around education, growing in an urban setting, building community, agritourism and edutoursim was extraordinary.  But I didn’t want to speak to the people in charge now - I wanted to speak to the visionary behind all of this amazing work - Keith Rashid Nuri.  Before our interview I dove into reading his book - his inspiring journey literally around the world, from attending Harvard and Umass Amherst,  to working in ag in CA, Michigan, Georgia and Alabama, and then nationally and internationally with Cargill, a Big Ag for profit company, eventually working in a pretty big position during the Clinton Administration….and  - the culmination of all of his studies, experience and travels  - creating the Truly Living Well Center for natural urban agriculture in Atlanta GA.  . This interview with Rashid is powerful.  It is blunt. It is telling. And it is purposeful.  Above everything that Rashid and I discussed, his integrity and sheer willingness to do what was right resonated with me the most.  I am so excited for you to listen to my conversation with Rashid and take away the learnings that resonate the most with you and your life….The Nuri GroupThe Atlanta Local Food InitiativeChinatown - History of California's WaterThank you for taking the time to listen to The Agri-Tourist Podcast, for supporting our inspirational guests, and for sharing my personal journey back to agriculture.  Agri-Tourist.comHeartBeet FarmsInstagramAbout Jen Ross, The Agri-Tourist Podcast HostGlobal Agritourism Network