Yes. It’s true.
I am the proud recipient of a $4,000 grant through EPNO – East Portland Neighborhood Office. The funding will enable Fir Ridge High School to offer a summer science class called, “Everyday Science: From Soil to Stovetop.” The 4-week class will help students retrieve missed science credits through learning about gardening and cooking. I will be the cooking instructor and will team up with the gardening teacher to provide the class. Aside from improving student’s knowledge of science terms and concepts, we will also use the class to empower kids with the tools to organize their community around food.
Does it get better than this?!
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Tags: education, food literacy, portland
That is amazing! Grant writing is no easy task and it is all a testament to your commitment to social food justice. What a great opportunity for the youth to take part in something that is at the forefront of the world-wide conscious revolution. Back here in MN I am working on one of the largest and oldest organic farms. Youth will be on the land this summer and we will be doing our part here as well. You are an inspiration and I look forward to reading all about your endeavors. Let the movement be strong!
[...] met every morning at Fir Ridge Campus to work in the garden, the classroom and the kitchen. The grant I wrote several months ago (and received) funded the summer program. As I learned from some of the [...]