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Brahm Ahmadi
Brahm Ahmadi is the co-founder and executive director of People's Grocery. He has a B.A. in Sociology from the University of California and is an MBA candidate at the Presidio School of Management. Brahm combines social enterprise, cooperative economics, urban agriculture, public education and youth development to build healthy and stable inner city communities. He is also Executive Director of the North Oakland Land Trust, which preserves properties in North Oakland for the exclusive purpose of community gardening.
Brahm Ahmadi videos
The People's Grocery
In West Oakland, California, where liquor stores have replaced markets, People’s Grocery is creating a healthy alternative, offering access to organic produce.
(8:56)
Food Systems
People's Grocery director Brahm Amadhi discusses the effect agriculture is having on the environment, farm communities, and consumers, and the need for systemic change in the way food is grown and
(4:14)
Connection to the Land
People's Grocery director Brahm Amadhi points out reasons why many people in urban areas have lost their connection to the land, and offers some suggestions for restoring that relationship.
(2:29)
The Commodification of Food
People's Grocery director Brahm Amadhi explains how industrialization has changed our relationship to food and agriculture, and describes efforts to change the current system of production to serv
(2:15)
Localization of the food system is a paramount strategy for improving the well being of all of the stakeholders.
Brahm Ahmadi
in Food Systems
in Food Systems