Editor s note: The $1.2 million sale was finalized at the end of January.
The final act in a bitter dispute over the sale of two-thirds of El Oasis, a 43-plot garden at 3533 Quivas Street operated by Denver Urban Gardens, included a flurry of animated interjections over Zoom on January 19. The issue was no longer whether a portion of the garden in Highland would be sold the deal is set to close by the end of January but whether the city would issue a zoning permit allowing the property to be divided, ensuring that one-third of the land would remain a garden.
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2021 Leadership Award Winners
The Specialty Food Association proud to present the winners of the 2021 Leadership Awards. Honoring influential and innovative entrepreneurs who are transforming the specialty food industry, the awards are presented in three categories: Business Leadership, Citizenship, and Vision.
The winners of the ninth annual SFA Leadership Awards are:
BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
Briana Warner, Atlantic Sea Farms: Through championing regenerative kelp aquaculture, introducing a new, nourishing, and sustainable food source to the U.S., and working with partner farmers to help create a more resilient and adaptive environment, Warner and her team have expanded the company to work with 24 partner farmers from Portland to Eastport, Maine, increased kelp supply by 20 times, and grown sales by 800%.