UCLA Daily Bruin Coverage
Check out an article on the Empowerment Community Garden at Morningside High School
SJLI Director joins speaker series
D'Artagnan Scorza joins the Education for Sustainable Living Program (ESLP) speaker series. Watch it on YouTube!
Food justice is about access to affordable, healthy and culturally relevant foods.
As an organization, we realize that in many communities, especially communities of color, individuals often lack affordable and accessible healthy food options. Existing food options such as fast-food restaurants, liquor stores and low-quality chain supermarkets stem from systemic challenges facing these communities and historical barriers preventing access.
Research shows that in neighborhoods where access to affordable, fresh fruits and vegetables is limited, the risk of obesity, heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, stroke, hypertension increases (visit www.cdc.gov/obesity/causes/health.html to learn more).
Therefore, we support the creation of local, sustainable food options such as community, school and home gardens. We believe these places offer access points to communities who wish to overcome the challenges associated with the lack of food justice.
Click on the following links (some still under construction) to learn more about the programs we've launched to address these very important issues.
