In this age of disconnection, food has the power to bring us back together. The seeds we sow, the food we grow, and the meals we make together create the fabric of a flourishing local food web. One of our favorite units offered through our Youth Collective begins unsurprisingly, with a seed. We observe seeds…
2020: A year of Relief, Recovery, and Resilience When food insecurity intensifies, local markets shift and shudder, online learning becomes the new way to connect, and home gardens spread like seeds in the wind – we all remember why local food community matters. The global food system staggered and revealed its weakness. But local producers,…
As the Sandhill Cranes return to the prairie, they remind us that it is time to reflect on another year past and what our future holds. Their arrival seems even more poignant as we approach the end of what may be one of the most difficult years in memory. Like so many in our community,…
2020 has been a challenging year across the globe, in our community, and here at Working Food. In March, when the full realization of the pandemic hit, Working Food sprung to action to help our community with food access, while simultaneously shifting the way our programs operated. We had the opportunity to work with new…
Check out these fun little videos we made to showcase our three core programs! Seeds! A little peek through our local and regional seed work. Fun with kids in the garden! See the smiling faces, gorgeous veggies and fun activities we bring to kids every week! You can also read our annual report on the program…
We’re so excited to welcome Jesse Wilson to our small and mighty team at Working Food! Jesse will be coordinating our youth garden program, that operates in partnership with the Cultural Arts Coalition’s science club program. Through gardening, we make science education fun and hands-on! Jesse brings over 10 years of experience in science outreach…