Karen Washington

Owner & Farmer at Rise&Root Farm; Co-Founder of Black Farmer Fund

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Chester, NY, USA
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Karen Washington Biography

Karen Washington has lived in New York City all her life, and has spent decades promoting urban farming as a way for all New Yorkers to access to fresh, locally grown food.

Washington has been a resident of the Bronx for over 26 years, although in 2015 she began living part time in Orange County, NY near the farm. Since 1985 Washington has been a community activist, striving to make New York City a better place to live. As a community gardener and board member of the New York Botanical Gardens, Washington worked with Bronx neighborhoods to turn empty lots into community gardens. As an advocate, she stood up and spoken out for garden protection and preservation. As a member of the La Familia Verde Community Garden Coalition, she helped launched a City Farms Market, bringing garden fresh vegetables to her neighbors. She also co-founded Black Urban Growers (BUGS), an organization of volunteers committed to building networks and community support for growers in both urban and rural settings. In 2012 Ebony magazine voted her one of their 100 most influential African Americans in the country, and in 2014 she was awarded with the James Beard Leadership Award.

Professionally, Washington was a Physical Therapist for over 30 years, and she "retired" in April 2014 to start Rise & Root Farm.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 08/01/2024.

Karen Washington Videos

  • Karen Washington – 911 Our Food System Is Not Working
    Many of us have reached a point in our work at which we realize the food system is not working. Leaders keep on relying on band-aid solutions,...
  • History of Regenerative Agriculture with Karen Washington
    Soil health is vital for human health, environmental biodiversity and ultimately life on earth as we know it. In this class we explore the...
  • On Leverage: Karen Washington at TEDxBarnardCollegeWomen
    Karen Washington is a community activist, a community gardener and board member of the New York Botanical Gardens. Karen has worked with Bronx...

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