The Warrenist Presents… The Visionary Brunch

140 South Main Street,Warrenton NC 27589

14 November, 2021

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THE VISIONARY BRUNCH celebrates and empowers local women entrepreneurs to share their successes, their failures, and everything in between. PANELISTS Jennifer Harlow (Jenny Cakes at the Lake) Jennifer Harlow is the proud owner of Jenny Cakes at the Lake, a full service bakery located on Lizard Creek Road at beautiful Lake Gaston. She is a Johnson & Wales University graduate with 13 years of experience in the food service industry. LaTonya Andrews-Hunter (Soul City Farm & Event Center) LaTonya Andrews-Hunter is the fourth-generation farmer/owner of Soul City Farm and Event Center located on 60 acres in Norlina, N.C. LaTonya, a United States Air Force veteran, took on the mission to purchase and operate her family farm in 2017. During this time, she was led to her passion for land management and tackling the issues of food insecurity and equity in farming. LaTonya and her husband Demetrius, owner of Black Farmers Hub (Raleigh), support a 75-member farm to faith Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) effort providing shares of seasonal vegetables to a coalition of faith-based organizations and churches. Black Farmers Hub is a storefront location that showcases produce and products of black and brown entrepreneurs and farmers, offering healthy food options within a community that is a food desert, helping to close the grocery gap. In her spare time LaTonya enjoys hiking, fishing and weekly movie nights with her daughter Nuuri. Erica Richardson (Marathon Logistics, LLC) Born and raised in Macon, Erica Richardson graduated from WCHS in 2003 and is currently pursuing her Associate’s Degree in Accounting at Nash Community College. She’s married to Quinn Richardson and the proud mother of 5. She is the owner of Marathon Logistics LLC. HOSTED BY Crystal Myrick, Owner/Editor of The Warrenist Crystal Myrick has always been curious by nature and enjoys sharing discoveries with her audience. As the creator and editor of The Warrenist, an engaging and emerging hyperlocal digital media outlet centered on her rural community, her content is in celebration of the art, culture, lifestyle, and people of Warren County, North Carolina as well as bring awareness to local and national issues. The Art, Culture, Lifestyle, + People of Warren County, North Carolina and beyond Facebook Instagram