Candace Dantes & Quianah Upton

On today’s episode of the Atlanta Foodcast, we’re featuring two leading voices in the Georgia food, wellness, and farming space–Candace Dantes and Quianah Upton, both of whom will be joining the host team of the Atlanta Foodcast for upcoming segments! 

First up, Candace Dantes, an award-winning rural journalist and branding consultant. Candace is the Media Manager for the Black Farmers’ Network (blackfarmersnetwork.com/) and the Founder and Editor of Southern Styles & Steeds (southernstylesandsteeds.com/). We spoke about her work and recent projects including a student-driven docuseries on a group of young Black farmers in Southwest Georgia. We also talked about her career as a branding & marketing consultant to farmers—she’ll expand on this in her forthcoming segments—and about some of the guests she plans to bring to the Atlanta Foodcast. 

Next, we spoke to Quianah Upton about her work through her platform Nourish in Black (instagram.com/nourishinblack/) and the forthcoming physical space Nourish Botanica (nourishbotanica.cafe/shop), a greenhouse and plant-based eatery. Quianah’s work exists at the intersection of movements for racial justice, healing and wellness, activism, food justice, and care for the environment. We spoke about how her career, creativity, and spiritual journey have guided her as an entrepreneur in community food; she also shares some of the valuable lessons she’s learned along the way and what this month, Black History Month, means to her. 

Thank you for joining us for another episode! Don’t forget to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and stay tuned, we’ll be back in two weeks! To learn more about Georgia Organics, visit georgiaorganics.org, and follow us on social media at facebook.com/GeorgiaOrganics/ and @GeorgiaOrganics. 

To learn more about Candace Dantes, visit southernstylesandsteeds.com/ and follow on social media at facebook.com/SouthernStylesSteeds/ and @southernstylesandsteeds. To learn more about the Black Farmers’ Network and read Candace’s work, visit: blackfarmersnetwork.com/ and follow on social media at facebook.com/blackfarmersnetwork/ and @blackfarmersnetwork. 

To learn more about Quianah Upton and Nourish in Black, visit instagram.com/nourishinblack/ and Like on Facebook. You can learn more about Nourish Botanica at nourishbotanica.cafe/shop and follow on social media at instagram.com/nourishbotanica/.