In Memorial: Carlos Parra-Olivera

Written By darby ottoson

Founding Board Member Carlos Olivera Parra grew up in East Phillips, where he was deeply rooted and cherished in community. For years, he worked at Tamales y Bicicletas where he connected youth and other neighbors to the life affirming nature of urban farming.

While leading biking tours of East Phillips, Carlos would share the story of East Phillips as a place of imposed pollution that and community resilience.

Carlos joined the EPNI board in high school, where he fostered the EPNI Urban Farm vision with care. His contributions will forever be woven into the fabric of this project, and the neighborhood of East Phillips.

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