Richard McCarthy (activist)
Richard McCarthy is the co-founder of the Crescent City Farmers Market and the executive director of Slow Food USA. He was the founder of Market Umbrella and the Farmers Market Coalition. In 2012, he was named a "Hero of the New South" by Southern Living magazine. He is a graduate of the London School of Economics. A small selection of McCarthy's personal papers are archived at Loyola University New Orleans.
