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Calling all enthusiastic, food-loving, kid-friendly volunteers! Over 200 DC schools will feature fresh strawberries and salad greens in their school lunches on May 23rd – all from local farms! The D.C. Farm to School Network is also helping 50 schools set up hands-on educational tables in their cafeterias to remind students where food comes from and [...]
[Cross posted from Bread for the City Blog]
Are you interested in fixing DC’s broken food system? Do you have a passion for fighting for food justice? Then come network with others who share your passion at the New Member Orientation and Community Brainstorm Training. This conversation is for anyone who’s interested in working toward food justice in their communities, or who wants to better facilitate conversations about the food system with their neighbors, co-workers, or faith community.
New Member Orientation & Community Brainstorm Training
March 26, 2012 6:00-8:30pm
Center for Green Urbanism, 3938 Benning Road NE
RSVP to Angie Stackhouse, astackhouse(at)breadforthecity.org or 202-480-8916
[Cross-posted on the Bread for the City blog] With high levels of food insecurity, disparities in access to food across the city, and 13 different city agencies playing a role in shaping our local food system, a group of advocates and service providers has proposed the formation of a food policy council with the intention of improving [...]
[Cross-posted on the Bread for the City blog] This past week Bread for the City was awarded a grant from Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States for the DC Food System Organizing Workgroup. This grant will provide the resources and support needed to build upon the almost a year and a half of work by [...]
Our first submission comes from Matt Young, currently a first-year Master’s student in Environmental Studies at Antioch University, concentrating on “Advocacy for Social Justice & Sustainability.”
The week Matt wrote to us, the theme was Food and Family. Matt was so inspired by his holiday experience that he sent a poem called, “Thanksgiving Goodness” and a picture of his inspiration, his family’s array of Thanksgiving desserts.
Thanksgiving Goodness
Thanksgiving goodness/
Beckons fondue on apples/
And squash fresh, savory.
-Matt “Mateo” Young, ’11
Matt is a friend of Save Our Safety Net and the Bread for the City family. We’re glad that the Storybank has given us an opportunity to hear from great people interested in sharing stories and making food justice happen. Thanks, Matt!
We still want to hear your stories. This week’s theme is Food Justice. Got a story about Food Justice? Click here to contribute to the Holiday Helpings Story Bank! Read more stories of the holidays here.
Apparently separate from the Sustainable DC meeting on Nov 29 (though I suspect there will be some overlap from Sustainable DC’s “food” working group…): What: A public oversight roundtable on community gardens and urban agriculture When: Thurs, Dec 15, 2011 from 1–5pm Where: 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (Room 412, John A. Wilson Building)
Seems a few departments of City government are interested in discussing sustainability these days. This is the first in a series of working meetings led by the Depts of Planning and the Environment…. Of note, one working group is to focus on food issues in DC. Anticipated topics include: local food production; commercial distribution; access [...]
