Michelle Horovitz: Appetite For Change
Heartland Stories Radio
English - March 08, 2022 11:00 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBHealth & Fitness Kids & Family sustainableagriculture farming food goodfoodmovement health kids pesticides publichealth socialjustice sustainability Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Michelle Horovitz is co-founder and Vice President of Innovation at Appetite For Change (AFC), a nonprofit social enterprise organization in Minneapolis, MN, which is dedicated to using food as a tool to build health, wealth and social change. AFC works with residents to build strong families and healthy, equitable communities around food. Tune in to learn more about:
The different reasons for starting Appetite For Change; The racism of cities in the Heartland; Why food is a tool to build health, wealth and social change; How food chains are set up differently with products in lower income areas; About North Market, a full-service grocery store and wellness center in North Minneapolis; About Community Cooks, a major program of AFC where people come together to cook, eat and learn; The involvement of youth and how they shape the programs and bring in new ideas incorporating music, art and poetry - check out their music video Grow Food; How COVID changed and shaped new programs for the organization.To learn more about Michelle’s work and Appetite For Change go to https://appetiteforchangemn.org.