Seitu Jones and Soyini Guyton are exemplars of working in community in ways that bring joy to themselves and others. In this essay, excerpted from their keynote for the Loeb 50th Reunion, Seitu explains their approach to putting the culture back in agriculture.

A Day of Service that entailed thinking about art and culture in Lowell, Massachusetts, was a fitting cap to the intellectual electricity generated in the Loeb Fellowship 50th Reunion weekend in October.

For Loebs who participated, the “Day of Service” at a Tijuana school was a satisfying finale to the 2019 Loeb Fall Study trip to San Diego and Tijuana, yet it was clear the school could benefit from a long term plan and design strategy. This year Loebs returned to provide it.