THE STAND 360

Hi my name is Mica Williams. And this, The Stand 360 degrees is a dream come to life. Farming runs in my blood. My family owns a 2000 acre farm in Western Jamaica, which has been in the family for eight generations. Growing up I was always aware of the challenges that farmers faced from rising feed prices to deceitful wholesalers. Farming is not just an occupation, its a lifestyle. In order to wake up every morning and face the day you must love what you're doing, you must invest everything you are and everything you have into the ground in hopes that something grows. You must be brave and persistent. When my family moved to Washington DC, I gained entirely new perspective on farmers and small business. I shifted my focus from the production side of the farm to the selling side. Our family set up a small stand at our local farmers market, and it was suddenly off customers' interactions that our business was surviving. As I looked around the market, I realized our story was far from..