Elijah Joy
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Elijah Joy Erik C. Nedd is an emcee, television host, singer, writer, vegan celebrity chef
and green living advocate from Washington, DC. He is the founder of Organic Soul
, Incorporated, a vegan lifestyle and multimedia company based in Takoma Park, Maryland
. Organic Soul, Inc. was also a Green sponsor of Al Gore's Greenball 2009.
He is the youngest Grandchild of Rev. John and Mamie Anderson of Steelton, Pennsylvania.
As a celebrity chef he most notably was the personal chef for Isaac Hayes
and is the creator of Go-Go Greens, a raw food vegan deli product. Joy became a semi-regular feature on WRKS' The Isaac Hayes and Friends Show in 1997. Subsequently becoming a very popular live emcee during the first year of B.B. King's Blues Club and Grill's opening in Times Square in 2000 and debuted his signature "Go-Go Greens" at recording artist Moby
's Vegetarian eatery and tea
shop in New York City
, Teany
and was also a featured voice- over artist on singer, Mya Harrison
's Fear of Flying (album)
release of that year. His work has been featured at Green Festival and on The Wendy Williams Show
. His production credits have also included E! Entertainment Television and BravoTV. He has also been featured on MTV
.
In 2009 Michael Beckwith
of The Secret (2006 film) tweeted "Experience vegan chef Elijah Min-Rah, offering delicious high VIBING dishes!
He is mass produced "Go Go Greens" for wider distribution to coincide with the release of the new book, By Any Greens Necessary on May 1, 2010 written by Vegan Nutritionist author, Tracye McQuirter for Lawrence Hill Publishing. May 3, 2010 was also the opening of Organic Soul, Inc. first retail outlet in Union Station
, Washington, DC a Vegan Pop-up retail
Store, The Organic Soul America Outlet Store. Currently, Elijah and Organic Soul, Inc. are establishing a new conservancy for the South Bronx Greenway, in association with The Majora Carter Group and park (Greenway) developer and environmentalist, Majora Carter
.
Celebrity chef
A celebrity chef is a kitchen chef who has become famous and well known. Today celebrity chefs often become celebrities by presenting cookery advice and demonstrations via mass media, especially television. Historically, celebrity chefs have included Antoine Carême and Martino da Como.-External...
and green living advocate from Washington, DC. He is the founder of Organic Soul
Organic Soul
Organic Soul is the freshman solo album from Kottonmouth Kings frontman Daddy X released on August 24, 2004. As of September 11, 2004 the album made it to #18 on the Billboard Top Internet albums. - Track listing :...
, Incorporated, a vegan lifestyle and multimedia company based in Takoma Park, Maryland
Takoma Park, Maryland
Takoma Park is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a suburb of Washington, D.C., and part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. Founded in 1883 and incorporated in 1890, Takoma Park, informally called "Azalea City," is a Tree City USA and a nuclear-free zone...
. Organic Soul, Inc. was also a Green sponsor of Al Gore's Greenball 2009.
He is the youngest Grandchild of Rev. John and Mamie Anderson of Steelton, Pennsylvania.
As a celebrity chef he most notably was the personal chef for Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes
Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an American songwriter, musician, singer and actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the...
and is the creator of Go-Go Greens, a raw food vegan deli product. Joy became a semi-regular feature on WRKS' The Isaac Hayes and Friends Show in 1997. Subsequently becoming a very popular live emcee during the first year of B.B. King's Blues Club and Grill's opening in Times Square in 2000 and debuted his signature "Go-Go Greens" at recording artist Moby
Moby
Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...
's Vegetarian eatery and tea
Tea
Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by adding cured leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant to hot water. The term also refers to the plant itself. After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world...
shop in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, Teany
TeaNY
Teany, sometimes stylized as TeaNY or teany, is the name of a tea café, restaurant and beverage distributor in New York City founded by electronic musician Moby with ex-girlfriend, Kelly Tisdale. The Teany Café opened in 2002 in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York at 90 Rivington Street...
and was also a featured voice- over artist on singer, Mya Harrison
Mýa Harrison
Mýa Marie Harrison , professionally referred to as Mýa, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress, model, activist, and philanthropist...
's Fear of Flying (album)
Fear of Flying (album)
Fear of Flying is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Mýa, released April 25, 2000 on Interscope Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during late 1999 to early 2000...
release of that year. His work has been featured at Green Festival and on The Wendy Williams Show
The Wendy Williams Show
The Wendy Williams Show is a syndicated talk show hosted by Wendy Williams that premiered on July 14, 2008, as six-week sneak peek, in Detroit, Dallas, Los Angeles, and New York City. The test run was picked up for a full season that began its run on July 13, 2009 in over 70% of the country in...
. His production credits have also included E! Entertainment Television and BravoTV. He has also been featured on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
.
In 2009 Michael Beckwith
Michael Beckwith
Michael Beckwith is a New Thought minister, author, and founder of the Agape International Spiritual Center in Culver City, California, a New Thought church with a congregation estimated in excess of 8,000 members...
of The Secret (2006 film) tweeted "Experience vegan chef Elijah Min-Rah, offering delicious high VIBING dishes!
He is mass produced "Go Go Greens" for wider distribution to coincide with the release of the new book, By Any Greens Necessary on May 1, 2010 written by Vegan Nutritionist author, Tracye McQuirter for Lawrence Hill Publishing. May 3, 2010 was also the opening of Organic Soul, Inc. first retail outlet in Union Station
Union Station (Washington, D.C.)
Washington Union Station is a train station and leisure destination visited by 32 million people each year in the center of Washington, D.C. The train station is served by Amtrak, MARC and Virginia Railway Express commuter rail services as well as by Washington Metro subway trains and local buses...
, Washington, DC a Vegan Pop-up retail
Pop-up retail
Pop-up retail, also known as pop-up store or flash retailing, is a trend of opening short-term sales spaces in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.-History:...
Store, The Organic Soul America Outlet Store. Currently, Elijah and Organic Soul, Inc. are establishing a new conservancy for the South Bronx Greenway, in association with The Majora Carter Group and park (Greenway) developer and environmentalist, Majora Carter
Majora Carter
Majora Carter is an economic consultant, public radio host, and environmental justice advocate from the South Bronx area of New York City. Carter founded the non-profit environmental justice solutions corporation Sustainable South Bronx before entering the private sector.-Early life:Carter...
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