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The Growing the Backyard CHAT Looks Ahead Into 2014

African suburban farm growing food for the BYI and Hmong farmers delivering vegetables to the BYI

Submitted by members of the Growing the Backyard CHAT

Growing the Backyard Community Health Action Team (CHAT) has a clear agenda for 2014 to build a sustainable food system for the common health and wellness in the neighborhoods of the Backyard Community. The Growing the Backyard CHAT looks at 2014 as a year that will encourage backyard neighborhood residents to participate in all of the Backyard Initiative projects, which will include a healthy diet based on a locally grown sustainable food system. Growing the Backyard initiative collaborates with the Community Table Cooperative.

This work includes community education about the necessity of exploring, planning, and implementing a sustainable food system in order to improve health and wellness in underserved neighborhoods which are now considered food deserts. Foods are grown which are specific to cultural communities as well as the typical American diet or garden.

The Growing the Backyard CHAT will invite residents throughout the Backyard neighborhoods to get involved in the following: Farmers Markets (which will be at the Midtown Global Market and Hosmer Library this summer), C.S.A… Read the rest “The Growing the Backyard CHAT Looks Ahead Into 2014”