Providing ideas to help make the world a better place for this and future generations
Urban farms are becoming an important source of food and education, as programs for youth help instill a sense of community as well as healthier eating habits. Corbin Laedlein, Youth Empowerment Coordinator at Added Value Farm in Redhook, Brooklyn, talks about the interconnection of social issues and food as essential tools in community building. Find out what “don’t yuck my yum” means.
Features Amanda Gentile, Director of Development and Communication of GROW NYC, a hands-on non-profit working to build sustainable communities through farming, education and community action.
Features Ben Shuldiner, an educator, social activist, and founder and Principal of The Highschool for Public Service in Wingate, Brooklyn. The school serves as a flagship model for how sustainable practices interconnect with education in public school, and boasts a 10,000 sq. ft.vegetable farm on the front lawn in partnership with Green Guerillas and BK Farmyards.
Features Community Manager Mallory Sustick of Plovgh, a Brooklyn-based farmshare organization that connects farmers and consumers, allowing consumers to pick up their choice of farm-fresh foods in their neighborhood, the same day it was picked.
Features Youth Program Manager Jessica Leinwand, Farm & Educational Coordinator Erika Brenner, and students of Food 360, a farm-to-fork job training program that is a collaboration between Family Cook Productionsand Dekalb Farm in downtown Brooklyn.
