40 Under 40, Class of 2021

Sedrick Rowe

Company

Rowe Organic Farms, LLC

Job Title

USDA Soil Conservationist, Certified Organic Farmer

Accomplishments

Sedrick Rowe first-generation organic farmer and owner/operator of Rowe Organic Farms in Albany, Georgia. He became one of only three certified organic peanut farmers in Georgia in 2019 and the first organic hemp farmer licensed in South Georgia in 2020. His innovative and sustainable approaches have been featured in The New York Times, Wrangler, Georgia Farm Bureau's Farm Monitor and Atlanta Magazine. Memberships include, USDA’s Black Farmers' Network, Georgia Organic Peanut Association, Georgia Organics and National Young Farmers Coalition.





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