Jazzy Greens

Jazzy Greens Mission: Promote urban food production and increase opportunities for organic food supply and distribution in low income communities.

Founder's Bio:

Ruby White is a social entrepreneur. Founder and CEO of Jazzy Greens, LLC, Ruby has dedicated the past eight years towards raising awareness to promote food justice and recirculation of wealth amongst at-risk communities. Her grassroots approach to entrepreneurship has resulted in five community garden projects in the city of Columbus, $80,000 in grant funding for urban garden proj

ects, and 1st place awards in both youth garden recreation and community service for global poverty. With over 10 years of professional experience, Ruby has served as an environmental steward, STEM instructor, and community food educator. Her environmental justice work began with three federal-level internships served with the National Park Service and Environmental Protection Agency. During these appointments, Ruby slayed non-native plant species throughout the National Parks System of the DMV area. She also wrote and edited environmental justice strategies for Tribal communities, and worked directly with the creator of the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) system. As a Marine & Environmental Science graduate of Hampton University, Ruby has used her Bachelors of Science degree to teach ecological-based science curriculum - many times of her own design – to formal and informal classroom settings. Her love of teaching allowed her to create the Reynoldsburg Edible Schoolyard Project, a USDA Farm-to-Table grant funded program that proposed to use seven school locations to create a mini-food system. Most recently, Ruby was selected to be a Global Social Impact Fellow with University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Social Impact Strategy. In this program Ruby served amongst 24 other fellows from 12 different countries, for one week in January 2016 in the rainforest of Costa Rica, to develop her social enterprise business model. Ruby’s hard work and dedication to community mobilization and food justice issues has provided a solid foundation to support her pursuit of leadership within the realm of sustainable development of food systems.

13/09/2018
14/04/2017

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Come on out and support the nutrition program for the University District Freedom School! We serve a from scratch, vegan...
13/04/2017

Come on out and support the nutrition program for the University District Freedom School! We serve a from scratch, vegan soul food menu to our youth throughout the program. Our gardens help to support our food justice mission of local access to organic foods.
Click the link for more info, we'll be there from 2-5pm TODAY!
https://givepul.se/mditt

Come help us get our youth gardens ready for the spring and summer season!!The University District F...

26/09/2016

Hey Jazzy Greens Fans!
Check out our amazing work with the University District Freedom School program this summer.
We partnered with the Columbus Urban League internship program and University Area Enrichment Association to prepare over 5,000, from scratch, vegetarian meals for 150 scholars and staff !
If you, or anyone you know is looking for a healthy alternative to family, after school, or community program food services hit us up on Facebook or email us at: [email protected]

31/03/2016
18/03/2016

Underground urban farms are rising up! There's even one in a bank vault. With 8 or 9 million mouths to feed on Earth, this is naturally the future of food.

06/01/2016

Ruby White has posted a new update!

17/12/2015

The first dreadlocked beauty queen to compete in the Miss World competition, happening in China this December, takes a battle-axe to the Caucasian beauty standard with a head of hair that rejects your combs and carries the weight of a defiant past.

07/12/2015

Hey Sistas!!! Here’s a great DIY Vegan Hair Gel that works great on natural hair. Since I’m now vegan it has been a bit challenging to find a great vegan hol...

27/11/2015

He’s tired and thirsty, but there is still too much work to do and there is no such thing as quitting time—especially for Bertony, Oregon’s first recorded Black winemaker.

21/11/2015

Delicious veggie & mango filled kale boats. Perfect with a squeeze of fresh lime 🌿
For more inspiration - eatwithrachel.wordpress.com

21/11/2015

For almost two decades, the residents who live in a predominantly African-American Greensboro neighborhood didn’t have a place to shop for food. The community tried to attract the attention of a popular grocery store, but when that plan didn’t work, they decided to open their own store. Last year, N…

19/11/2015

These entrepreneurs got junk food banned from vending machines in Los Angeles’ schools, overcame mind-blowing adversity, and have families plagued with diabetes and cancer. Now... [Read More]

In partnership with Kiddie Academy Reynoldsburg and Reynoldsburg Parks & Recreation, Jazzy Greens wrote and won a $50,00...
08/10/2015

In partnership with Kiddie Academy Reynoldsburg and Reynoldsburg Parks & Recreation, Jazzy Greens wrote and won a $50,000 planning grant from the USDA Farm to School program. Located at Civic Park, our hope is expand a student-ran mini food system to help support healthy after school snacks, and garden to table culinary programs in the Reynoldsburg community. For this project, we also won 1st Place for youth recreation programs with the Ohio Recreation and Parks Association.

Catch us around the community. We've featured our vegan soul food recipes at Pop up Eats, The National Coalition of 100 ...
08/10/2015

Catch us around the community. We've featured our vegan soul food recipes at Pop up Eats, The National Coalition of 100 Black Women My Sisters Keeper event, and Poindexter Commuinty Festival.

Jazzy Greens is apart of the food education team at Franklin Park Conservatory. Our vegan soul food recipes are featured...
08/10/2015

Jazzy Greens is apart of the food education team at Franklin Park Conservatory. Our vegan soul food recipes are featured quarterly. Our next class is coming up soon, more details on the way!

Jazzy Greens launched our Youth Garden Program at the King Arts Complex in 2008. Over the years we have increased free, ...
08/10/2015

Jazzy Greens launched our Youth Garden Program at the King Arts Complex in 2008. Over the years we have increased free, organically grown produce in the King-Lincoln District, installed a massive mural - "Black Has Always Been Green" - to promote conversation of the African Diaspora's relationship with the land, we facilitated a Spring Academy, two Summer programs, and worked with youth during Kwanzaa week as well. We've also organized several truck loads of edible and native plant donations for the King-Lincoln community, and raised $25,000 in grant funding for our garden work at the KAC. Thank you King Arts, for letting your space be our canvas to promote local food access, garden to table cuisine, and green arts education.

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Hey Jazzy Greens Fans! Check out our amazing work with the University District Freedom School program this summer. We partnered with the Columbus Urban League internship program and University Area Enrichment Association to prepare over 5,000, from scratch, vegetarian meals for 150 scholars and staff ! If you, or anyone you know is looking for a healthy alternative to family, after school, or community program food services hit us up on Facebook or email us at: [email protected]

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