Food

Rebecca Wiggins-Reinhard, Youth Food Activist

Rebecca Wiggins-Reinhard beleives in the transformative possibilities of young people learning about and growing food in New Mexico. Learn more about her work at the La Semilla Food Center.

Kelvin Graddick, Young Farmer

Kelvin Graddick sheds light on being a young Black farmer who is working the same land that his grandmother farmed in Georgia five decades ago.

Jenga Mwendo, New Orleans Community Organizer

Jenga Mwendo discusses how she is using gardens and growing food to build community and strong neighborhoods as she works to revitalize New Orleans, post-Katrina. Follow her work with the Backyard Gardeners Network.

Don Bustos, Traditional Farmer

< href="http://foodandcommunityfellows.org/fellow/don-bustos">Don Bustos produces food on the same land in New Mexico that his ancestors have farmed for 300 years. He is dedicated to training others in sustainable methods for using land and water in order to protect it for the next seven generations.

Cheryl Danley, Food and Resource Economist

Cheryl Danley talks about the power of diversity in the food movement and creating true engagement around good food. Her project, The Color of Local Food, is a site and series of interviews highlighting the people of color who are working hard to create equity in the food system.

Brahm Ahmadi, Social Entrepreneur

Brahm Ahmadi talks about his vision of creating a hub for good food and strong community in Oakland. Learn more about his work building the People's Community Market.

WEBINAR: Arsenic, Organic Formula and the Food System

A new study by Dartmouth finds high-level arsenic in rice, particularly brown rice syrup -- a sugar substitute used in formula, cereal bars and other kids' foods.  Levels in organic formula were 20 times higher than in non-organic varieties.