Kesiah BascomWhat started off as a parting gift, became a prompt for the greater exploration of Blackness; a desire to ‘awaken’ society beyond fear and stigma. Founder of @offbeetcompost, Kesiah Bascom is the artist behind the cover of Issue 1.
Kesiah has spent the past 7 years working in the sustainable agriculture and food justice realm. Raised in a household with a large garden, she has grown up valuing food and its unifying nature. Prior to starting OffBeet Compost, she was the Community Program Manager at Mill City Grows, a food access organization in Lowell, MA; she also worked at The Food Project as Assistant Grower which deeply influenced her path.
Kesiah has found a home in the Merrimack Valley Region, where she has resided for the past few years, and launched OffBeet Compost. She works towards a Master’s in Public Policy at Tufts University. Learn more at the link below.