Richard McCarthy (activist)
Appearance
Richard McCarthy is the co-founder of the Crescent City Farmers Market[1] and the executive director of Slow Food USA.[2] He was the founder of Market Umbrella and the Farmers Market Coalition. In 2012, he was named a "Hero of the New South" by Southern Living magazine.[3] He is a graduate of the London School of Economics. A small selection of McCarthy's personal papers are archived at Loyola University New Orleans.[4]
References
- ^ http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/08/new-leader-for-slow-food-usa/
- ^ http://www.slowfoodusa.org/index.php/about_us/details/staff_bios/ Slow Food USA Staff Bios
- ^ http://www.southernliving.com/travel/1203-heroes-mccarthy-00417000077368/ Southern Living Magazine
- ^ "New Orleans Social Justice and Activism 1980s-1990s Collection Finding Aid" (PDF). Special Collections & Archives, Loyola University New Orleans, J. Edgar & Louise S. Monroe Library.
External Links
- New Orleans Social Justice and Activism 1980s-1990s Finding Aid at Loyola University New Orleans; contains Richard McCarthy Papers, 1989-1999