CINDY AYER ELLIOT Foot Print Farms
Foot Print Farms is Cindy Ayer Elliot’s legacy in the making. The reason Cindy started the farm was to impact the community. Foot Print Farms is an urban farm actually located in the city of Jackson, Mississippi, and is the largest urban farm in the state, with 68 acres. Cindy was born and raised in Mississippi and is the seventh generation Mississippian in her family. She moved to New York for a time but returned to Mississippi to use her knowledge and experience to make an impact. Cindy has always enjoyed her family life, going to church on Sundays, being in the church choir, and participating in dinners on the grounds. Considering herself a farmer, Cindy is the new face of farming. She likes to
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WOMAN TO WOMAN WITH JOANNE : THE MAGAZINE • Issue 34, January 2021