by Peter Mann, Director Emeritus of WhyHunger’s Global Movements Program This is an exciting time for those of us who work in local food systems! Whether we are involved in fighting hunger and poverty, joining the Occupy movement, tending community gardens or supporting family farmers and fishers, many of us are coming together to create a more unified and more
23-04-2012
Snapshot from the Field: Earth Week Celebration at Bushwick Campus Farm & Greenhouse in Brooklyn, NY
[nggallery id=30] Yesterday over 40 youth from a local Salvation Army after school program participated in the launch of the Bushwick Campus Farm and Greenhouse Earth Week Celebration. After quick introductions and a bit of practice with basic farm tasks, they were soon running the show. The youth worked collaboratively in teams to weed and add compost to the raised
20-04-2012
by Peter Mann, Director Emeritus of WhyHunger’s Global Movements Program This is an exciting time for those of us who work in local food systems! Whether we are involved in fighting hunger and poverty, joining the Occupy movement, tending community gardens or supporting family farmers and fishers, many of us are coming together to create a more unified and more
23-04-2012
Snapshot from the Field: Earth Week Celebration at Bushwick Campus Farm & Greenhouse in Brooklyn, NY
[nggallery id=30] Yesterday over 40 youth from a local Salvation Army after school program participated in the launch of the Bushwick Campus Farm and Greenhouse Earth Week Celebration. After quick introductions and a bit of practice with basic farm tasks, they were soon running the show. The youth worked collaboratively in teams to weed and add compost to the raised
20-04-2012