Charles Greenlea’s roots run deep in Georgia’s red clay soils. A multigenerational resident of Atlanta, and the descendant of a long line of growers, educators, entrepreneurs, and organizers, Charles was cultivated to serve his community in a unique way. In 2019, he founded ECO-PARADIGM, LLC as an official organism in Metro Atlanta’s agricultural ecosystem in an effort to help bring balance between ecology and economics for communities of color. Charles loves people and nature and sees the work he does as an opportunity to support others in sustaining themselves and their communities through land stewardship. He currently sits on the board of Black Sustainability, Inc., and is an appointed supervisor for the Fulton County Soil and Water Conservation District. When he’s not busy serving his community, Charles enjoys working on his own family farm in Crawfordville, Ga, known as G4, alongside his wife, Raina, and two daughters, Tsehai and Mizan.