Beverly Grant, (she, her, hers) is a proud Denver native. She completed all of her schooling, from elementary to college, locally here in Denver. Beverly is the mother of three children, including her son Reese, who tragically lost his life at age 17 yrs. She has been a community organizer and entrepreneur for 30 years. She has studied permaculture and taken a number of courses on urban farming and business development.
Beverly’s most recent venture is an urban farmers market called Mo’ Betta Green MarketPlace, which was launched in 2011 in the Historic Five Points Neighborhood. The mission of this farmers market focuses on broadening food access; providing food and nutrition literacy; supporting local business and neighborhood economy; showcasing neighborhood arts, history, and culture; shaping food policy; defining new food infrastructure and new agribusiness opportunities; and directly impacting the top four health disparities (cancer, diabetes, obesity, and heart disease). In October 2015, Seeds of Power Unity Farm (SOPUF) was established to provide a community learning platform for urban agriculture and a small production site for heirloom vegetables sourced directly to Mo’ Betta Green.
Beverly is a founding member of the Satya Yoga Cooperative and teaches a number of courses including Trauma Sensitive Yoga for Grief. She also hosts a number of live radio programs on KGNU including: “On the HEAL Tip (Health, Eating, Active Living)” featuring local community members working to serve disenfranchised people; “Sleepless Nights” to share her love of House music; and “Soul Amalgamation” featuring all genres of Black music over a 60 year timeline.
In honor of her son Reese, who lost his life to violence on July 2, 2018, Beverly launched an annual day of service called “Random Gestures of Compassion” which brings people together to do acts of kindness for those in need or to support the mission of an organization that they believe in. She invites everyone in our community to observe this day (July 20th) in a beneficial and positive manner.
“TLC has opened an opportunity for Me to study, learn, imagine, grow, plan and dream in the company of folk that look like and understand ME. TLC has opened an opportunity for ME to just BE.“