In a city built on freight and forward motion, a new chapter is unfolding near the intersection of Walker Avenue and College Street — written in steel, soil, and soul.
Crafted from repurposed shipping containers and powered by produce grown just down the street, the Green Leaf Container Café and Farm Stand is the latest milestone for Knowledge Quest, the South Memphis nonprofit that has been sowing seeds of transformation since 1998. The café officially opened April 1, offering neighbors a place to gather, eat fresh and see what’s possible when homegrown ideas take root.
“To be able to have healthy prepared foods is really the next level,” said Marlon Foster, founder and CEO of Knowledge Quest. “We started with education, cooking demos, nutrition classes. Now, to take food from our organic farm and serve it to the community in a formal café — that’s taking the vision to scale.”…