Meet the East Point Grown Team!
tenisio seanima
Urban Agriculture Manager
p: 678.600.1245 e: tenisio@eastpointgrown.org
Local Food Ecosystem Commission
East Point’s Local Food Ecosystem Commission (LFEC) is tasked with advising the Mayor and Council on matters pertaining to East Point’s local food system including the production, processing, distribution, marketing, sale, and consumption of local food and agricultural products and taking instruction from the Mayor and Council regarding such issues. LFEC explores and recommends potential policies to the Mayor and Council for the promotion and improvement of the City Agriculture Plan and its outcomes.
Fitzgerald Smith
Community Gardener - Fresh Oasis
Chairperson | 2022 - 2023
K. Rashid Nuri
Co-Founder - Truly Living Well
Vice Chairperson | 2022 - 2025
David Paull
Chief Impact Officer - Compost Now
Commissioner | 2022 - 2024
Hannah Palmer
Author - Finding The Flint, Urban Designer
Secretary | 2022 - 2025
Chelsea Townsend
Founder - Blossoms and Broomsticks
Commissioner | 2022 - 2024
Jasaan Gilliam
Founder - Gilliam’s Community Garden
Owner - Leafy Greens Market
Treasurer | 2022 - 2024
Dr. Colbert Lovett
Board Member - East Point Housing Authority
Commissioner | 2022 - 2024
The Southeastern United States’ first-ever city agriculture plan.
East Point City Agriculture Plan
The East Point City Agriculture Plan was developed using a community-driven process in partnership with Food Well Alliance and the Atlanta Regional Commission from 2019 - 2021. The process entailed 4 months of community engagement followed by 7 months of planning with a Steering Committee of local food and agriculture leaders and city officials.
In April of 2021, East Point City Council approved the City Agriculture Plan as a part of the Community Goals section of the city’s Comprehensive Plan.