Farmer, Organizer and Educator
Ruby Olisemeka is an independent educator/consultant focused on socially transformative education; food justice; and the inclusion of African and indigenous practices in farming - as well as food and farming pedagogy. She began her farming career as an apprentice at Stone Barns (2011) and has since built numerous school and urban gardens in lower Westchester and Harlem. Ruby has over ten years’ experience educating children and young adults. She has worked as an educator at Edible Schoolyard NYC, Harlem Grown, as well as other institutions, including public and private schools. She is a facilitator with Farmschool NYC - an urban agriculture training program for adults.
She initiated and is a part of a grassroots community effort, "The Free Peoples Market,” whose mission is to bring local organically grown food to Mount Vernon residents at no or low cost (a “pay-what-you-can” model).