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SWARM Students Working for an Agricultural Revolutionary Movement, amplifying the voices of rural youth and those most affected by food system disparities.

For SWARM, youth empowerment means amplifying the voices of rural youth of color and those most directly affected by disparities that exist in our food system. Our approach is to build youth as community organizers and growers as a means of building power to identify and transform conditions that exist in their communities. Empowered youth are young people who are connected to their traditions, do

ing meaningful and sustaining work in the communities they call home that have long-standing social economic and environmental impact.

08/15/2015

School-based urban gardens can have a measurable positive impact on kids — from improving their diets to helping boost engagement with academics.

NC, stand up!
11/27/2014

NC, stand up!

LOUISBURG, N.C. – A professional football player has left his $37 million contract to become a North Carolina farmer. CBS News reported that St. Louis Rams center Jason Brown quit football to be a ...

11/25/2014

As Ferguson waits to find out if a Grand Jury will indict Officer Darren Wilson, young people such as Marquis Govan are once again making their voices heard.

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11/24/2014

good read

Michael W Twitty: None of our culinary traditions were really just shared or contributed – and they certainly were not ‘gifted to us’

listen, learn and apply!
11/20/2014

listen, learn and apply!

Check out our homies and comrades from Growing Change on NPR's "The State of Things" on WUNC today at noon! The State of...
11/18/2014

Check out our homies and comrades from Growing Change on NPR's "The State of Things" on WUNC today at noon!

The State of Things - Live from the UpStage Cabaret in Greensboro.
Flipping Prisons To Sustainable Farms: There are more than 50 closed prison sites in North Carolina and many have been abandoned and vandalized. The nonprofit Growing Change hopes to flip many of these abandoned prisons into sustainable farms and education centers where adjudicated youth will become small-business owners. A group of youth who three years ago were on probation are now leading the first of these prison flips in Wagram, North Carolina. They are working with the Department of Public Safety to develop plans to convert old jail cells into aquaponic tanks, replant long-leaf pine around the prison site, and develop infrastructure to raise bees and small livestock. The farms also plan to provide food for the community and market access for small farmers. Host Frank Stasio talks to program founder and social worker Noran Sanford and youth co-leaders Terrence Smith and Cody Oxendine.

High-quality news, cultural and entertainment content that creates a more informed and engaged community in North Carolina.

"b'cause the power of the people don't stop...say what?!"...
11/14/2014

"b'cause the power of the people don't stop...say what?!"...

Surrounded by about 100 police officers in riot gear and a helicopter circling above, more than 50 Walmart workers and supporters were arrested in downtown Los Angeles Thursday night as they sat in the street protesting what they called the retailer'...

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11/12/2014

http://www.climatesilencenow.org/

My name is Itzcuauhtli (Eat-Squat-Lee) and I am 11 years old. I am on a silence strike until world leaders take action on Climate Change. read more below...

Word!
11/07/2014

Word!

At Connecticut's Farmington High, students have started a food fight with Chartwells, the company that supplies the school's lunches.

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