Edwin Marty

Edwin Marty, Food Policy Manager, Office of Climate Action and Resilience, Austin, Texas
Edwin Marty is the Food Policy Manager for the City of Austin’s Office of Climate Action and Resilience. He is the staff liaison for the Austin Travis Food Policy Council and provides support for the implementation of the Austin Travis County Food Plan. His work focuses on support for community food production, institutional food purchasing, and improving access to healthy affordable food.

Edwin earned a BA in Anthropology from the University of Oregon and completed an “Apprenticeship in Agroecology” from the University of California, Santa Cruz. He was the founder and director of the non-profit Jones Valley Teaching Farm located in in Birmingham, Alabama and co-authored a book about urban farming called Breaking Through Concrete.

How can you connect with Edwin and the City of Austin after Field Guide? Participate in the Austin Travis County Food Policy Board. https://www.austintexas.gov/page/austin-travis-county-food-policy-board