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.Videos featuring Brahm Ahmadi
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The People's Grocery
In Oakland, California, where liquor stores have replaced markets, the People's Grocery helps residents build healthy connections to food, the land and each other. Co-founder and executive director, Brahm Ahmadi, speaks of our nation's co-modification of food resources and some of the important steps we can take to restore food justice and rebuild the fabric of our communities.
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The Commodification of Food
People's Grocery director Brahm Amadhi explains how industrialization has changed our relationship to food and agriculture. He describes efforts to change the current system of production to serve those who have been left out.
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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.
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Food Systems
People's Grocery director Brahm Amadhi discusses the effect agriculture has on the environment, communities, and consumers, and calls for systemic change in the way food is grown and delivered.
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