(Editor's note: The following is part of our continuing series that looks at Oakland Local's picks for people/organizations to watch in 2011. See all profiles in this series.)

Jason Harvey is a jack-of-all trades: chef, Farmer's Market manager, youth educator, garden builder, as well as the executive director of a vibrant East Oakland food justice organization, Oakland Food Connection. Harvey's many skills are all focused on one goal: “To educate youth and adults about the process of food from seed to table.”

For the past few months, members of the Oakland Local team have been working with some of the food justice/food access organizations around the city, particularly in East Oakland, to help them improve their skills in understanding what is news and in using social media to get the word out about issues, events and programs.