Non-profit empowering kids to navigate the modern food system, and to make healthy food choices for their bodies and the planet 🌍
New York, NY
Joined October 2016
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Great article by @FortuneMagazine about resilient supply chains for food!
fortune.com/2022/04/13/corpo…
#sustainablefood #supplychain
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Some recent photos of the transition into spring!
Thank you to the land and our more-than-human siblings for feeding us and nourishing us!
#soulfirefarm #chickens #farmingwhileblack
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Don't miss this event! Join @tischfoodcenter's #FoodEdHub for a Virtual Career Fair tomorrow at 5pm! 10+ organizations, including @FoodAdvocatesNY & @SeedsnMiddle, will be sharing opportunities to get involved in the food & nutrition field. Learn more: zcu.io/iNqo
Great article on the benefits of the "Green Mediterranean Diet" in @mnt !! As we teach Green Beetz kids everyday, healthy bodies and healthy planets go hand in hand!
#sustainablefood #Sustainability #ClimateAction
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A hero!
This is Yana who helps take care of shelters here in Kyiv with @WCKitchen! From here we can hear the explosions…During the day if it is quiet, people will go to their apartments above to take a quick shower. Sleeping and eating etc. happens in the basement… #ChefsForUkraine 🇺🇦
Great article by @ConversationUS on plant-based diets! Small changes can lead to big changes.
theconversation.com/offering…
#plantbased #veganism #vegetarian #Sustainability #HealthTips #ClimateCrisis #ClimateActionNow #plantbaseddiet
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We are changing the cafeteria game in our @NYCSchools, and early results show that it's having a real impact on fueling our students the right way, with the nutritious food they need to succeed. nydailynews.com/new-york/edu…
Why add trash to your trash?! great article by @EcoWatch on bio-degradable trashbags
ecowatch.com/biodegradable-g…
#sustainableliving #zerowaste #ecoproducts
Great @nytimes article featuring #climatechange activists Philip Aiken @browngirl_green @MaryHeglar and @DrKateMarvel of @NASAGISS
#foodjustice #education #sustainableliving #sustainability
nytimes.com/2022/03/22/clima…
Amazing to see @NYCMayor Eric Adam's focus on food equity so early on in his administration!
gothamist.com/news/mayor-ada…
#foodjustice #nyc #ClimateCrisis #publichealth
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Fatima from the @WCKitchen team is in Zahony, Hungary at the train station where families fleeing from Ukraine are arriving. There is a bus with teddy bears for kids & WCK has set up a tent with hot meals…Today was soup, spaghetti, beef, potatoes, vegetables! #ChefsForUkraine 🇺🇦
NOW is the time to ensure all New Yorkers have quality food education and healthy food access. Join us in asking @NYCCouncil to #FundFoodEdHub and provide #FoodEd4All! @RitaJosephNYC @CMShaunAbreu @JustinBrannan
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Today is the 2022 City Council Committee on Education Preliminary budget hearing. Join us in supporting #FoodEd4All by asking @NYCCouncil for these key priorities. #FundFoodEdHub #FoodEd4All #FoodEdCoalition @NYCSchools @NYCMayorsOffice @nycHealthy
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People of the World…Reporting from the Ukraine border! This is one of the places @WCKitchen has hot meals. It is below freezing tonight & I am meeting so many refugees, families who are escaping & don’t know what’s next…We will do our best not to let them down! #ChefsForUkraine
Green Beetz is now open for Spring semester enrollment - check out our website for details! greenbeetz.org/guest-curricu…
#STEMeducation #nutrition #sustainableliving #curriculum #middleschool
@NYCYouth @NYCDOEwellness @NYCSchools
Beyond excited to launch #GreenBeetzDirect, an online version of our food and sustainability curriculum that brings all the engaging videos and activities from the classroom into your home. Ideal for 4th-7th graders. As always, our curriculum is cost-free and accessible to all.
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Did you know an African American, Thomas Downing, had one of the most successful oyster restaurants in NYC? Today at 1pm EST/10am PST for #OysterDay join us on IG live with a 🦪 shucking demo with the creator of Mother Shucker oyster cart, Ben Harney! instagram.com/mofad/
"Through food, you can tell a lot about not only a person or a family but also a community. You can trace history through foods. Food can be a great instrument, and that is how I try to use it."
nytimes.com/interactive/2020…
We're less than 24 hours away!
Don't forget to register for #GreenBeetzGO for a weekend full of adventure, all about #food 🍋🍊🥦 and the #environment 🌍
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3 days to complete the tasks. 3 prizes to be awarded. Go!
Looking for something fun this wkd?
Sign up for #GreenBeetzGo a remote, family-friendly adventure with hands-on activities all about food + the #environment
You'll have 3 days to complete tasks. Prizes will be awarded at the end!
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