Jamila Norman Of Patchwork City Farms And Magnolia Network’s “Homegrown”

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Hosted by Kerry Diamond Produced by Catherine Baker and Jenna Sadhu Edited by Jenna Sadhu Music by Tralala, “All Fired Up” Jamila Norman is the founder of Patchwork City Farms, a 1.2-acre urban farm in Atlanta where she grows more than 80 varieties of fruits, herbs, and vegetables; host of “Homegrown” on Magnolia Network; and current Cherry Bombe Magazine cover star. She began farming as a hobby more than a decade ago and pursued it full-time when her job as an environmental engineer for the state was eliminated. Farmer J, as her friends call her, has learned first-hand that growing food locally is healing for people, communities, and the planet. Through her work in Atlanta and on her TV show, Jamila encourages folks to garden, plant their own food, and take an interest in farmers’ markets. She joins host Kerry Diamond to share her story, how her surprise career in TV came about, and her plans for the future of Patchwork City Farms. Thank you to OpenTable for supporting this episode. Learn more about the Cherry Bombe + OpenTable Sit With Us community dinner series here. Radio Cherry Bombe is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. Our show is recorded at Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center. Subscribe to our newsletter and check out past episodes and transcripts here. More on Jamila: Instagram, Homegrown, Magnolia Network, website

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0:00.0	Hi, Boys and girls are all fired up.
0:07.0	Hi everyone, you're listening to Radio Cherry Bomb, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond.
0:21.8	Coming to you from Newsstand Studios at Rockefeller Center in the heart of New York City.
0:26.9	I'm the founder and editor of Cherry Bomb Magazine, and each week I talk to the most interesting women and culinary creatives in and around the world of food.
0:37.2	It is so nice to be back. I took a little
0:39.3	break and was on vacation in Paris with my family, and it was the first real vacation I've
0:44.7	taken in forever. After that, I headed to Atlanta for a cherry bomb event and carved out some
0:49.4	time to interview today's guest while I was there. Jamila Norman is the founder of Patchwork City
0:55.2	Farms in Atlanta and the host of Homegrown, a show on the Magnolia Network. Farmer Jay, as friends
1:01.2	call her, is also on the cover of the latest issue of Cherry Bomb magazine. She's one of the most
1:06.1	exciting urban farmers in the country, and through her work in Atlanta and on her TV show, she is doing
1:11.6	a lot to encourage folks to garden, plant their own food, and take an interest in farmers' markets.
1:17.9	I'm so excited to bring Jamila's Cherrybaum cover story to life. Stay tuned to learn more about
1:22.9	this fascinating farmer. If you're looking for the issue of Cherrybaum with Jamila and friends on the cover,
1:28.8	you can subscribe at cherrybom.com or buy an issue at your favorite local bookstore, magazine shop,
1:34.9	or culinary store. All right, and speaking of Atlanta, thank you to everyone who came to our event
1:40.4	at Chef Annie Quattrono's Star Provisions. It was the very first live event for our other
1:45.7	podcast, The Future of Food is You, and it was a blast meeting so many of you for the first time
1:50.7	and catching up with some old friends. Big thanks to Chef Annie and her team, and to Carrie Gold
1:55.6	and Walmart for supporting our event. This coming Thursday, July 13th, I'll be in Austin, Texas. Yep, back on the road, racking up those Delta miles. For a dinner at Olame restaurant with Chef de Cuisine, Amanda Turner. It's part of our Sit With Us series with Open Table. Come solo, or bring a friend or two, it's going to be an evening of great food and drink. The Cherrybaum
2:17.7	team and I will be there and we can't wait to meet you. Learn more at Cherrybom.com under the
2:22.5	events tab. You can book your seat while you're there or book via the Open Table app. Search for
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