07/23/2026
My great-grandparents would be so impressed!
They owned Marino’s (Produce) Market north of Boston. It must have been passed down in the DNA because my first job was at the Virginia Beach Farmers Market where I learned to test taste the tomatoes right off the truck, sling watermelon straight from the field and sit on top of a trailer full of corn, bagging a dozen at a time.
My earliest vision of being a dietitian was rooted, no pun intended, in the deep conviction that food really is medicine.
Today, my colleagues and I toured 4Roots, took a glimpse at their vision and entertained the opportunities that our communities could thrive upon when given the right resources.
Big thanks to Elliot Smith for making the connection and coordinating the visit. What a blessing!
