First Time: First Family – Alicia Nesbary Moore

Alicia Nesbary Moore is Chief Veggie Officer of Herban Produce. A  native of Richton Park, Illinois, Nesbary Moore is an urban farmer in  Chicago’s East Garfield Park neighborhood. Trained as a molecular  biologist, Nesbary Moore oversees the cultivation of crops for her  business. It was her vision to help bring new life and economic  opportunity to her community, that has historically been a food desert.  

Nesbary Moore, a graduate of the University of Illinois, holds a Master’s  degree in molecular biology, with a specialty in genetics and plant  science, from Chicago State University. She also teaches science and  urban agriculture at the City Colleges of Chicago.  

She is married to her husband JeVon and mommy to her 1 year old  daughter Sevyn.

The First Time is hosted by Jenn Sodini. Produced by Julie Mueller and Bobby Evers. Podcast produced by Andy Vasoyan and Jenn Rourke. Recorded by Tony Baker.

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