Hip-Hop Songs Promote Garden Veggies

Hip-Hop Songs Promote Garden Veggies AG WORLD With his music Jackson Pittman wants to spread the message about eating real food to big city folks He finds inspiration for his “Veggie Hip-Hop” while working for Six Circles Farm which grows several acres of produce “When I was growing up in New York City I wasn’t passionate about vegetables ” Pittman admits “I had no connection with the food I was eating ” After graduating from high school he wanted to do something different so he got a job at Six Circles Farm in Caywood N Y Soon after he began to blend his new passion of growing food with his first passion - rap music - and wrote his first song “All These Vegetables ” Since then he has produced two CDs - “July Garlic on August Tomato Sandwiches” and “The Eat Vegetables LP” “In 2015 I decided I wanted to make my stage persona one with my farming persona ” Pittman says “It’s an important message to share with people in the city ” With the help of a couple of close friends from the city he regularly makes music and educational videos that he shares through Instagram @eatvegetablesnyc Facebook and YouTube His lyrics explain how food is grown in hip-hop rhythm with catchy titles like “Cauliflower Roulette” and “Irrigation Blues ” “My main thing is I want to create educational opportunities and gainful employment for people in the city ” Pittman says His CDs can be purchased through his social media sites as well as through the Six Circles Farm website Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Jackson Pittman ph 646 319-2515; www sixcirclesfarm com; eatvegjacksonic@gmail com

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