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our mission
We are committed to teaching economically disadvantaged children in the East End community of Newport News how to grow and harvest fresh fruits and vegetables, make healthy food choices, and learn how those choices impact their long-term physical and mental health. Through the acquired knowledge of gardening and growing food, they also learn the business of managing and selling their produce, professionalism, and woodworking skills to build our greenhouse, harvest shelving, signs, and much more. The produce of the harvest will be made affordable and accessible to every community member who needs or desires it.
Know, then thrive, then grow!
The East End Community Food Desert: Not everyone in the East End community of Newport News has access to healthy and affordable food. We strengthen the community through our focus on healthy food consumption and preparation, and its generational impact on the health of economically disadvantaged youth and their families within the community. Healthy food choices enable individuals to live longer and have a lower risk of obesity, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes. Besides nutrition education, we also offer:
- Environmental resource, ecology, and conservation education through trips to the Chesapeake Bay waterfront located three blocks from our building
- Accountability education through clean-up of litter and debris in the three block radius surrounding our building
- Culinary classes in which we "discover" the differences between real and processed foods, as well as how to prepare tasty and healthy meals
- Gardening and harvesting of organic fruits, spices, herbs, and vegetables to be used in our culinary classes, while also being made available to the community
- Woodworking and design classes that yield real and needed supplies and resources for every aspect of our organization
- Foreign language classes aligned with nutrition, health, and environmental themes for cultural development and appreciation
FAQ
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A "food desert" refers to the inaccessibility to sources of healthy food, as measured by distance to a store, as well as the number of stores in an area. Not everyone in the East End community of Newport News has access to healthy and affordable food. Furthermore, we strengthen the community through our focus on healthy food choices and its real and potentially generational impact on the health of young individuals and their families within the community. Healthy food choices enable individuals to live longer and have a lower risk of obesity, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes. Healthy eating can also help people with chronic diseases manage these conditions and avoid complications.
We are committed to teaching children in the community how to grow and harvest fresh fruits and vegetables, and educating them about how their food choices will have a long-term impact on their physical and mental health. We teach the children in the community how to garden and help grow food for the community. Hence, the children's harvest will be made affordable and accessible to every community member who needs it most.
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