John Patrick and Diane Scher are founding members of the Burns Village Farm which is a new housing development in Burns, TN.   A core group of individuals are trying to preserve farmland, create a neighborhood, and provide access to farmland for a new farmer.  It is following models of cohousing and agrihoods.  They plan…

Zena Harris is a corporate consultant in the entertainment business. She builds sustainability programs that influence stakeholders and shift industries.  She founded Green Spark Group, a sustainability consulting firm that serves the dynamic and fast-paced motion picture industry in the United States and Canada, and has created the annual Sustainable Production Forum event to accelerate…

Kristina Villa is a farmer, communicator, and community coordinator who believes that our connection to the soil is directly related to the health of our bodies, economy, and society. With over a decade of experience in vegetable farming and cattle management, Kristina enjoys using her skill sets to share photos, stories, and information which help…

Megan Gill is the owner of The Good Fill in East and West Nashville. Her passion to see consumers become more thoughtful about the impact of their purchasing decisions led her to open Nashville’s first packaging-free shop. The Good Fill has diverted over 100,000 plastic bottles or containers from landfills and thousands more pounds of…

Raven Hernandez is the founder and CEO of Earth Rides, the only all-electric ride-hailing app. Raven is a first-generation Latina American and is a graduate of the Pepperdine Caruso School of Law. Raven was inspired to start EARTH after a personal quest to improve her own health drove her to affect change on a large…