Chef Kwame Williams of Montclair, N.J. checks out the long beans growing at FarmerJawn's on Oct. 13, 2026. Williams favors the long beans over other string bean varieties for flavor and texture.

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Mills-Walker is a graduate of W.B. Saul High School in Philadelphia, where she was a member of the FFA and developed her interest in farming.

She is committed to farming without chemicals and to promoting healthy soil with plenty of microscopic life and beneficial invertebrates. [...] LF20261017-FarmerJawn-1.jpg

The crew at FarmerJawn's urban farm in Elkins Park, from left, Henry Rogatz, Holli Stephens and farm manager Briana Mills-Walker on Oct. 13, 2026. The plant with red flowers is callaloo, a leafy green popular in Caribbean countries.

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LF20261017-FarmerJawn-2.jpg [...] Dean, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, said she would take what she learned back to Congress to help deal with climate change and support local food initiatives.

“No one in this country should go hungry,” she said.

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