Mr. Georie Bryant, Executive Liaison 

Email: exelia@sdchq.org

A native of Durham, Georie Bryant is a community activist who holds collaboration, equity and reciprocity very close to his ethic. As a descendent of Stagville Plantation, a chef, and farmer, Georie has roots which tie him closely to agriculture and the food industry. His work often centers around addressing injustice in the ways that Black and Brown people interact with food and food systems. Georie earned his associate’s degree in the Culinary Arts, with extensive experience working in the food and hospitality industries. Having cooked everywhere from fast food to fine dining, Georie has a broad perspective of the food industry. Georie has received a certification in Sustainable agriculture and has farmed for over a decade. He is expanding into the work of ethnobotany in relation to indigenous practices.

His background in Culinary Anthropology has pushed him into the world of research, where he focuses his attention on culture and political economies. That research has developed a broader knowledge base around alternative economies through the historical analysis of different indigenous cultures throughout the Global South.  His work with organizations such as Island Culturez, Witness for Peace SolidarityCollective, National Black Food and Justice Alliance, SAAFON, EFOD (Equitable Food Oriented Development), the Castanea Fellowship (as a fellow) and his own company SymBodied, see him frequently working both cross-culturally and intergenerationally to better understand, and ultimately address, the problems of our communities.