Duron Chavis

Bio

Duron Chavis started his career in community advocacy as first a volunteer then an employee of the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of VA. Chavis engages in coordinating innovative and dynamic initiatives around the topics of urban agriculture and local food systems in a culturally relevant way. In 2009 Chavis launched the Richmond Noir Market, a Saturday farmer’s market targeting low-income communities located in what the USDA has designated as food deserts in Richmond Virginia. 2012 marked the development of his first community garden, which subsequently led to the development of urban farms, urban orchards, urban vineyards, and work in poverty mitigation, workforce development, health, and racial equity.

Reading Material

Blog Posts:

• On the Interdependence of Urban and Rural Black Folks by Duron Chavis

• Why Does Black Space Matter? by Duron Chavis

• Why a Community Land Trust? by Duron Chavis