Sumayya Allen is a certified permaculture designer, an urban agriculturalist, and educator working to design, implement and support regenerative agro-ecosystems. Her commitment to growing healthy soils, foods, and communities has benefited the Atlanta community through her work at The Wylde Center, Truly Living Well’s Center for Natural Urban Agriculture, Global Growers Network, Gaia Gardens, Risala Gardens and Emory University’s educational gardens. Sumayya has contributed to Atlanta’s urban agriculture movement in various capacities including farming, nonprofit business management, volunteer organization, writing and blogging, and nutrition and urban garden education for K-12, university students and senior citizens. As a permaculture designer, Sumayya applies ecological principles in the conscious design of diverse, resilient, productive and beautiful landscapes. She studied ecology at Emory, where she earned her B.S. in Environmental Science.