2022–24
Permanent
Led design for Permanent, a small company working to transition our regional food systems to short-chain, regenerative agriculture. Designed 0 → 1 platforms to help communities, businesses, and institutions source directly from 50+ local, organic, and regenerative farms, mostly owned by women and farmers of color. Pilot customers have ranged from celebrated farm-to-table restaurants, to major food retailers like Sweetgreen, to the University of California System (UC) and K–12 public school districts across California.
Following the model of food hubs and community-supported agriculture (CSAs), Permanent allows wholesale buyers to source directly and transparently from regenerative crops and pastures in their area—across time, at scale, and at a discount. By shortening the value chain between eaters, growers, and fields, we get more seasonally and regionally diversified foods onto the dinner table, while also building collective buy-in and long-term viability for farmers restoring our soil health.