SHAGBARK SEED & MILL

Brandon’s existential anxiety about making sure grains and bean crops were produced and processed locally led to first growing test plots of high nutrition grains. Just a few years later, the mill started up. He's into a lot of other things-- Organic farmsteading, backpacking, Soto Zen, T'ai Chi, Yoga, racquetball, volleyball and Ultimate Frisbee. Oh, and he sings and plays trumpet as part of a New Orleans R&B dance band called The Wild Honeybees. Michelle Ajamian Michelle came to Athens in her 20s to teach at The White Oak alternative school. She has lived in two intentional communities, farmed for local markets, and raised her two sons, Wren and Rio, who still live in Athens. Her primary work has been with local economic development, legal services for the underserved, environmental, and social justice groups. She has received awards from Ohio University’s University College, and Tech Growth Ohio for her work to connect local food to justice and innovation.