In 2007 Jeff, and his wife Lisa Gottlieb, created Repasts, Present & Future, to support local non-profits working in food production, security and education. With dozens of volunteers, they launched FridayMornings@SELMA, a weekly local food salon. In its first year, the event served over 4000 meals and raised $50k to expand small scale farming. Jeff is a member of the board of directors of People’s Food Coop in Ann Arbor and sits on the steering committees of the HomeGrown Festival and the Local Food Summit aned is involved with 10 Percent Washtenaw.