Blight remediation, economic growth and a delicious sandwich to boot
Knowledge Quest Executive Director Marlon Foster, pictured on March 19, recently opened Green Leaf Container Cafe+Farm Stand, a concession stand built from shipping container on College Street. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
At about 11:30 a.m., a steady trickle of cars pulls up on a quiet stretch of College Street for the lunch specials at Green Leaf Container Cafe+Farm Stand. Even with no advertising, its microgreens salads and salmon panini with homemade red-onion marmalade is pulling traffic from across South Memphis.
Marlon Foster, executive director of Knowledge Quest, is counting on a bigger reach — and soon.
“We haven’t even officially opened yet,” he said, watching the lineup from the curb outside Green Leaf, “and look at these customers.”
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Jane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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