OUR STORY
CULTURE
We returned to the food of our ancestors. Derived from the cultural traditions of our childhood. We incorporate the Latin and Caribbean cultures of Trinidad, Guatemala, and Barbados to create the recipe for Boogie Down Tambrin. We work in a community garden in the urban agriculture landscape that nurtures us and the land. Like The Bronx, this recipe is derived from many places, multi-ethnic and intergenerational.
GENERAL MANAGER
RENEE KEITT (name)
Urban Farmer/Grower, Seed Saver, Certified Master Composter. As gentrification arrived and stores closed, she reflected on the adage, “Give a person a fish, and you feed them for a day. Teach them to fish, and you feed them for a lifetime.” The seed was planted. She returned to her roots.
MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
FAY BONAS (she/her)
A resident of the South Bronx Fay was born in Trinidad and Tobago. As a person with disabilities, plants' healing power is used to improve her health. As a neighbor and active community member of Kelly Street in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx her passion for a healthier body gave birth to her using collective ancestral knowledge to impact the community by encouraging others to be change agents in their own health and well-being.
MARKETING AND STRATEGY
ANA MORAN (she/they)
Originally from Guatemala, she resides in New York City. She has been privileged to be part of and work in various communities (e.g. undocumented Latine, queer, formerly unhoused individuals living in supportive housing) engaging in urban farming, community building, and healing projects. She is deeply connected to the intersections between food, immigration, disability/health justice, and culture. She refuses to forget her roots and the strength of her ancestors who have guided and protected her to survive. She is devoted to building community and contributing to a vibrant solidarity economy. She continues to be excited and feels blessed about working to reclaim and transform the wellness world so it’s accessible for all of us!