Growing Vines MHC

08/06/2020

What is food apartheid?

Coined by food justice advocate and organizer Karen Washington, food apartheid addresses inequalities within the food system as having roots in oppressive systems based in economics, race, geography, and faith. This term was created to end the term “food desert” an offensive outsider term that doesn’t fully acknowledge the entirety of the problem and perpetuates the stereotype that low income neighborhoods are barren and desolate. Taken from content in Karen Washington’s interview with GUERNICA (linked in bio) this guide helps outline things to think about when talking about food justice. Full text available linked in our bio!

08/04/2020

What is a co-op? A cooperative is an enterprise organization owned and operated for the benefit of those using its services. Co-ops work because they balance power and dilute the concentration of wealth. Having a co-op at an institutionalized setting will forge a route of accessible agency in the economy and will lead to greater access to resources for more than the 1%. Swipe to see the 7 principles cooperatives are built upon! Full text available at the link in bio ✨

07/29/2020

We are all on Please take the time to read our acknowledgments and reflect on your own participation in settler colonialism. This work is ongoing. As we are creating our co-op and mission, we are also putting together our short and long term plan to uplift and center Indigenous voices and hxrstories. Full text on the slides is available at the link in our bio as well.

07/19/2020

And last but not least meet Sophia Hess, our head of social media & graphic designer! ✨Magical Formatting Queen✨ helping us spread our ideas in an engaging, accessible way! Full text linked in our bio 💚

07/13/2020

Meet one of our lovely founding organizers, Adrienne Baxter! She’s always been at the forefront of food justice at MHC and we love her💕 Full text at the link in bio

07/09/2020

We continue to highlight our lovely team with a bio from Joselín Marroquín! ✨🌿 full text available in the link in our bio :)

07/06/2020

Firstly a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who helped us reach our goal! ✨🙌🏽 We are excited to introduce ourselves to you beginning with the incredible Joelyn Mensah! Full text available at the link in our bio 👏🏽

07/03/2020

We have reached 100% of our goal!!! 🥳 We are grateful for your support and very excited to continue building this co-op with you all. Feel free to continue donating until the next update. The money donated will only go to this Co-op and nothing else. We intend to have some engaging content for you within the next coming week so stay tuned. Blessings to you all 🌱

07/02/2020

We’ve organized this fund raiser to send Joselin, Adrienne, and Joelyn to the “Build, Unlearn, Decolonize” (BUD) program organized by the Cooperative Food Empowerment Directive (CoFED) in order to gain the knowledge and resources they need to further their work in creating a cooperative intentional living community for student of color at MHC. Please donate and share!!

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