Mia’s Orchard is a North Memphis food resource and a tribute
Bobby Rich III and Derravia Rich honor the deceased director of Memphis Tilth Mia Madison with Mia's Orchard in North Memphis. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Mia Madison, executive director of Memphis Tilth for four years and Mia’s Orchard’s namesake, died in a car crash on July 10, 2022.
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Keely Brewer
Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.
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