WE’RE GOING TO HEAR FROM CAROL
GUNDERSON.
SHE IS WITH THE FOOD LITERACY
PROJECT AND DURING THESE TIMES
CAROL.
IT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
ESPECIALLY ARE ABLE TO GET
RECOGNITION AND TO BE ABLE TO DO
WHAT THEY DO IN OUR COMMUNITY
AND FOOD IS ESSENTIAL FOR
EVERYBODY.
YES, YOU BET IT IS.
SO TELL US ABOUT THE PROJECT.
WELL THE FOOD LITERACY PROJECT
IS REALLY DEDICATED TO YOUTH
TRANSFORMING THEIR COMMUNITIES
THROUGH FOOD FARMING AND THE
LAND AND SO WE UTILIZE VEGETABLE
FARM. TO REALLY INVITE YOUNG
PEOPLE AND FAMILIES TO DRIVE
CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
SO YOU ARE EMPLOYED AT THE WORK
OF FARMING AND THROUGH THE
PROCESS OF GROWING AND
DISTRIBUTING FRESH FRESH AND
HEALTHFUL FOOD.
THEY REALLY EXPLORE ALL ASPECTS
OF WHAT A FOOD SYSTEM IS AND
WHAT FOOD JUSTICE MEANS IN OUR
COMMUNITY AND SO THEY’RE REALLY
DRIVERS OF CHANGE AND COMMUNITY
TRANSFORMATION USING SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURE AS A AS A VEHICLE.
YEAH, AND CAROL, THIS IS
SOMETHING A LOT OF KIDS DON’T
KNOW.
OKAY, WHERE DOES WHERE DOES THE
FOOD COME FROM WE GO TO THE
GROCERY STORE.
HOW DID YOU EVEN DECIDE TO START
THE PROJECT?
WELL IT BEGAN IN 2006.
THERE WAS A DEMAND REALLY FROM
TEACHERS AND FAMILIES FOR A
PLACE WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE COULD
REALLY EXPLORE THESE ISSUES AND
HAVE A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE WITH
A VEGETABLE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF
PEOPLE HAVE NEVER HAD A POSITIVE
EXPERIENCE WITH A VEGETABLE AND
YET YOU KNOW, WE CAN ALL
REMEMBER A NEGATIVE 1 AND SO
WHAT WE DISCOVERED THROUGH THE
PROCESS OF INVITING YOUNG PEOPLE
AND FAMILIES TO OCCUR.
LOR FRESH AND HEALTHY FOOD IN
THIS HANDS-ON WAY IS THAT IT’S A
REALLY DIFFERENT AND POWERFUL
EXPERIENCE AND CAN BE A POWERFUL
MOTIVATOR FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO
SEEK OUT FRESH AND HEALTHFUL
FOOD AND ALSO TO REALLY EXPLORE
THE STORY BEHIND THEIR FOOD AND
TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE
CONNECTION BETWEEN HEALTHY SOIL
AND WATER AND THE AIR AND THE
PEOPLE WHO WORK TO BEAT US.
THAT IS REALLY AWESOME.
OKAY, SO I’M A MOM.
I HAVE TWO LITTLE ONES A LOT OF
PARENTS OUT THERE LIKE, OKAY,
HOW DO WE PLUG IN TO HELP OUR
CHILDREN ABOUT FOOD?
AND THE FOOD SYSTEM.
IS THERE A WEBSITE HOW CAN WE
GET INVOLVED?
DEFINITELY GO TO FOOD LITERACY
PROJECT.
SO RG AND FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
MEDIA AS WELL.
WE’VE GOT AN EVENT COMING UP
TURN IT FOR CHANGE, WHICH IS OUR
ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT HAS
GONE VIRTUAL THIS YEAR AND WE’RE
LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT A WEEK
FROM TOMORROW.
IT’S WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH.
SO THERE’S INFORMATION THERE AT
FOOD LITERACY PROJECT DOT O--
R-- G-- ABOUT THIS WORK AND I
YEAH, YEAH, I JUST INVITE YOU TO
GET INVOLVED.
THE WORK OF THE FOODS THAT ARE
SEE PROJECT AND WITH THE WORK
HEALTHY.
IT’S DEF THERE CAROL GUNDERSON
WITH THE FOOD LITERACY PROJECT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE.
THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
ALL RIGHT MANY THANKS TO MONICA
AND CAROL FOR THAT HERE ARE THE
DETAILS ONE MORE TIME THE
VIRTUAL EVENT BENEFITS THE FOOD
LITERACY PROJECT AND APRON THERE
WILL BE A TOAST RECIPES FROM THE
COMMUNITY YOUTH WINE
RECOMMENDATIONS AND SO MUCH MORE
AS YOU JUST HEARD.
IT’S NEXT THURSDAY AT 7:00.
YOU CAN FIND TICKETS AND MORE
INFORMATION ON
