Chef Fresh Roberson (they/them & she/her)
Fresh is a community loving, Unapologetically Fat, Black, genderqueer, working class dyke. Born and raised in Eastern North Carolina, Fresh started remixing southern culinary traditions as soon as they could walk and hold a whisk. Transplant to the midwest, they now call Chicago home. An engineering and physics nerd turned farming chef, they have professionally studied cooking in Thailand and the US working in the kitchens of Google and Facebook. But their community-based edible activism among communities of color, elders, queer folx and youth is where their heart most deeply resides.
Granddaughter to sharecroppers, her connection to land started early. Long time grower, beginning farmer, Fresh is trying to transform & expand racial equity in the Regional Grain Economy as well to make quality fresh food accessible to her community. They currently farm in Chicago, Il while looking to expand to larger more rural land outside the city in the next two years.
Fresh is the founder of Fresher Together, Director of Chicago Bread Club, and proud board member of Howard Brown Health and Transformative Justice Law Project. Fresher Together is a collaborative food & farming project for healing, economic development, training and retreat. Fresh strives to make nutritious nourishing food accessible to all and is committed to building access, pleasure and accessible quality affirming health care for all centering BIPOC, queer, GNC, trans*, and fat folks.