Letter from our Executive Director, February 2022 An equitable food system is one in which everyone, especially people living in low-income communities and communities of color, can participate, benefit and prosper. Please just sit with that for a moment: everyone can participate, benefit and prosper. Everyone can prosper.
An equitable food system is one in which everyone, especially people living in low-income communities and communities of color, can participate, benefit and prosper. Please just sit with that for a moment: everyone can participate, benefit and prosper. Everyone can prosper. To me, focusing on the word ‘prosper’ is key to increasing equity in the food system because it’s really easy to think that participation and benefit just mean access to fresh food, and that access to fresh food is enough. But it’s not even close. Should you support your local food pantry and advocate for food access in your community? Absolutely. But here are a few more ways you can deepen your efforts to bring about a more equitable food system:
February is the month we celebrate Black History, the month we celebrate love and friendship, the month we celebrate CSAs during CSA Week. The message is clear, don’t you think? Celebrate February by taking action today to support a more equitable food system. Everyone can and should prosper. AuthorJackie de Batista, Executive Director
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Natalie Gray
2/13/2022 10:41:01 am
Excellent article. It really opened up my eyes to what I can do and the many organizations doing good work. It’s heartening to see there are so many. Great writing.
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Hayley Hoff
2/13/2022 11:45:01 am
I’d like show appreciation first, to you and your organization for what you have been doing for our community. Two I am wondering how my wife and myself can participate in a class or lesson in farmer training. Three, we live in downtown Rockford and I work in the downtown middle school. If there are field trip opportunities that I could be directed towards for my 6th grade students that would be wonderful.
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