Glenn Roberts

64, Charleston, South Carolina

POSITION: Founder of Anson Mills

NOTABLE FOR: Rebuilding the South’s depleted stock of native grains. Anson Mills organically grows and sells heirloom grains that were near extinction. Despite his 14 years of progress, there’s a long way left to go: “We used to have 103 rice varieties in the Charleston area alone. We’re now down to two, and looking to rebuild.”