#Repost @veganfoodjustice • • • • • The food justice movement MUST begin to be a part of the solution - not the problem. People with barriers to food access deserve to be able to choose plant foods, which means making fruits, vegetables, beans, grains, and alternatives to meat & dairy affordable and accessible to everyone. Only then will we have a truly just and equitable food system. #vegan #totalliberation #animalliberation #earthliberation #humanliberation #collectivelyfree #foodjustice #foodaccess #foodapartheid #fooddeserts #communitycare #mutualaid (at Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLsXdmaJQQg/?igshid=191k8ez7t8ll6

🚨Like & Follow❗️ Did you know that more than 10,000 Greensboro residents will be food insecure at some point this year? Our answer? Dream Deliveries. Our program delivers weekly 10lb boxes of fresh, premium produce to the doorstep of residents for free, immediately moving them from food insecure to food secure. For every $1000, we can provide a household with a year of fresh produce! Donate now at https://docarefoundation.org/donate #food #fundraising #nonprofit #philanthropy #foodaccess #greensboro https://www.instagram.com/p/ClpPA1NPlF9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Honored for the opportunity to help co-facilitate a Volunteer Onboarding Intensive for @growingrootstn this past week! 🥬 Together with @these_bowls_of_food and Diana Langberg, we led volunteers through a series exploring the ways in which we cultivate ourselves, the community around us, and the world we want to see, and how all of these efforts create a vibrant and engaged collective growing food equity in Southeastern Tennessee. 🥬 Pictured here is the garden field tour and harvesting for our make-together lunch; our worldbuilding exercise; and our values explorations. A big thanks to the Grundy County Heritage Center for hosting us inside for the afternoon portion! . . . #foodaccess #communitywellness #communitygarden #communityservice #leadfrombehind #leadershipdevelopment #leadershipservice #grundycounty #tennessee (at Tracy City, Tennessee) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRuUxtahZ1P/?utm_medium=tumblr

It was February 2014 and I was homeless for the first time.  I stayed at Pacific Garden homeless shelter for a few days and within a week I was sleeping on an acquaintance's couch in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago. I had no money, no job and no food.  After eating my roommates entire jar of peanut butter  I decided to Google search food pantries near me. Lakeview Pantry Oakdale was the nearest, but the North Broadway location was giving food the following day.  After arriving and filling out paperwork it was time to receive food. I was given so much food I needed to borrow a wagon. I can still remember the struggle as I pulled the wagon 2.5 miles home through the snow.  On my first break of many, I decided to eat some avocados. As I stood there eating the avocados tears suddenly began rushing down my face, joy and gratitude overwhelmed me as I thanked our creator. "Lakeview Pantry fed me for nearly 3.5 years" Once a month we received a monthly distribution and every week we received fruits and vegetables.  From this I was able to learn some things about food. The first was how to schedule my eating. The next was the quality and diversity of food I was eating.  Lakeview Pantry had an amazing selection of food including gluten-free options to accommodate my food allergy. Another thing I learned was how to prepare all these new and diverse foods.  All this led to a more disciplined style of eating. Which would lead to me becoming vegetarian and later becoming vegan. Two years before arriving at Lakeview Pantry I weighed 245 lbs and was in the worst shape of my life.  This is when I decided to change. When I arrived at Lakeview food pantry I weighed around 200 lbs. and I got down to 175lbs. I also had the opportunity to volunteer at Lakeview Pantry for a few months. A year after leaving Lakeview Pantry I went vegan and got down to 155 lb and in the best shape of my life.  Super grateful that Lakeview Pantry came into my life. Jose Rojas Jr. #foodpantry #foodaccess #vegan #glutenfree #plantbased #foodallergyawareness #lakeview #lakeviewpantry #elevate #fitness #health https://www.instagram.com/p/CGWG7xYFXSS/?igshid=19tzh6ewvkm66

Reposted from @urbanfreshfoodco Community food pantry system and dinner pick up available to households in need in South Park! text SOUTHPARKFOOD to 12062782553 if you are in the neighborhood and in need of assistance, would like to support our efforts or simply need menu updates for the week. Visit us online for details and additional COVID-19 resources. Grateful for our neighbors and partners in this good work! @ladylashanna @motherofgeminigirls @resistenciacoffee @golaskitchen @wearewasat @loosierslens #southparkfreemeal #comidasouthpark #lookforhelpers #foodaccess #southparkseattle #southparkcommunity https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Fps-dJZmn/?igshid=1di1t7x6fjk43

Welcome to Quillisascut Chefs of Color workshop. #quillisascutfarmschool #foodpolicy #foodaccess (at Quillisascut Farm) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Lyp5pASqV/?igshid=xquu18hwx0a9