Key Issues - Environmental Justice, Food Access. 

Identities -  Afro-Indigenous, Queer, Disabled.

Atlas Jackmon (they/them) is an artist, poet, activist, and environmental educator. They are passionate about creating pathways for underrepresented communities to access food, nature, and education. Throughout their career, Atlas has partnered with food justice initiatives, community gardens, and grassroots organizations to teach folks how to grow their own food and feed their families nutritious meals. As a grandchild of Caribbean immigrants, food has always been central to Atlas’ understanding of the world – a good meal has a certain way of uniting people. Coming from a long line of Jamaican and Choctaw farmers, Atlas majored in Environmental Studies with a focus on Regenerative Agriculture at Saint Mary’s College of Maryland. Since graduating, they have dedicated much of their free time to learning their ancestral land-tending methods and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK).

 

Sharing stories, recipes, and seeds, Atlas hopes to continue building connections between community-based organizations in Sacramento and beyond. Their work with youth is inspired by a collective vision to foster compassion and ecological consciousness in the next generation. Atlas previously worked as the Environmental Justice Program Manager for Sierra Service Project, where they founded the North Sacramento Environmental Literacy Library. They have also been published in the Trans Farmers Zine, and awarded the Kate Chandler Award for Literature and Study of the Environment.

 

When they aren’t gardening or writing poetry, Atlas enjoys hiking, painting, and going for motorcycle rides.