Marcos “Chito” Floriano, who first worked the land in the corn fields in Pajacuarán, Michoacán, where his father is from, is the Director of Farm and Gardens at Richmond, CA’s renowned grassroots community organization, Urban Tilth. Driven by a desire to feed his community, encourage healthy lifestyles and end generational disease, Chito began his activist trajectory at Richmond’s RYSE Youth Center and also has a background in teaching photo and video production and as a touring musician.