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Menkir Tamrath

Menkir Tamrath holds up two jars of Ethiopian blends spices, Berbere and Mitmita, from plants he grows on his farm in Sunol, California.

This MBA missed the tastes of Ethiopia — so he starting growing it for himself

Food

“I think more people should have two different countries,” says this businessman-turned-farmer. He now has a farm in California where he grows Ethiopian peppers. And he’s starting a farm in Ethiopia growing things like Tuscan kale and Swiss chard.