Dishaun Harris

Dishaun (he/him) is an urban farmer at Root Life, LLC, with more than a decade of experience growing food and educating community members on growing food for themselves. Root Life, LLC focuses on community upliftment & empowerment through urban farming, urban farm training, food justice education, agritourism & community-focused health events. Dishaun believes that all people should have sovereignty over their food systems because that leads to greater sovereignty over their lives. He spent four years learning how to farm at Common Ground High School, working his way up from volunteer apprentice to assistant farm manager. Dishaun also received training in agriculture from Soul Fire Farm Institute in Grafton, NY & from the Practical Permaculture Institute of Zanzibar in Tanzania.