About Wisdom & Cherie

When you choose to work with DeepRoots Community Planning Solutions, you are supporting work to create a just and equitable local food system. We firmly believe that access to healthy food is a right that should be afforded to every human.

Co-founder and Manager Wisdom Jzar, is a naturalist at heart. He serves as the resident expert on homesteading, wildlife, the natural environment, home gardening, locating and installing urban farm projects. He has vast experience in composting, soil health, beekeeping, backyard chickens, and organic farming. He is passionate about food justice and integrating sustainable systems in urban agricultural projects.

Co-founder and President Cherie Jzar is a certified professional urban planner with extensive background in urban agriculture and is devoted to developing sustainable urban agricultural projects that truly sustains people. Cherie possesses broad experience in community planning, outreach and engagement, neighborhood development, preservation, program development, and urban farming. Cherie leads planning and program development.