Dr. Vanessa Marr is a queer womanist mama, educator, artist, scholar, and activist. For the past ten years, she has worked alongside several urban agricultural organizations including the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network and Growing Hop
...MoreDr. Vanessa Marr is a queer womanist mama, educator, artist, scholar, and activist. For the past ten years, she has worked alongside several urban agricultural organizations including the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network and Growing Hope in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Most recently she served as a Youth Research Facilitator for the Community Health Pipeline Project at Wayne State University, where she also teaches health and nutrition education. Her formal education includes a PhD in Communication Studies from Wayne State and a master's degree in American Culture from the University of Michigan-Flint. Her research interests include critical service-learning pedagogy, nutritional interventions for trauma, and theater-based approaches to multicultural health education. A trained Community Chef through Just Food in New York, she is the founding director of SoulSeed Kitchen, a food justice organization that promotes urban gardening, healthy cooking, and mindful communication in under-resourced neighborhoods. Whether it is through gathering stories or sharing plant-based recipes, Vanessa is committed to strengthening the Beloved Community, one meal at a time.
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Food Studies
