Edwin Marty

Edwin Marty is ethno-botanist and founder and executive director of the Jones Valley Urban Farm. Before taking a full-time role at the urban farm, he was the assistant garden editor for Southern Living magazine and a landscaper.

Marty was born in Cahaba Heights and studied ethno-botany in Oregon and at the University of California in Santa Cruz. He has worked as an agricultural consultant in Mexico, Australia, Mongolia, and Chile.

In 2001 he joined with Page Allison to create the first gardens for the Jones Valley Urban Farm on 10th Avenue South. The non-profit farm raises organic crops for local markets and restaurants while also hosting educational programs for public school children. In 2006 the farm expanded to a new full-block location at Park Place. With funding from the Rushton Foundation, Marty is able to devote his full time to the project.

References

• Bruce, Taylor (May 2006) "Edwin Marty: Urban Farmer." Portico.

External links

• Jones Valley Urban Farm website