Her Story
About debbie
Debbie Harris serves as an Adjunct Faculty Instructor at Merritt Community College, where she teaches urban agroecology. She began teaching there in 2023 while working as farm director at an urban farm called Urban Adamah. In 2024 she transitioned to Community Action Marin to build the Department of Food and Climate Justice, remaining there for two years before returning to Merritt. With 23 to 24 years of experience across farming, regenerative agriculture, and sustainable food systems, the bulk of her career has involved managing and directing teaching educational farms while training the next generation of farmers, including a focus on organic and sustainable practices.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with debbie
01What do you attribute your success to?
One is kind of the personal work. Two is really celebrating the positive experiences I've had, and the positive relationships, and the ways I've impacted other people's careers. I think finding a really good mentor, I had one or two really good mentors along the way, and that has been really inspiring. And then I think, you know, honestly, to be totally honest, the way I've really kind of come to be in my career is that I've gone for roles that I don't totally know how to do and have the confidence that I'm gonna figure it out if I get there.
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