Category: Food Justice
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San Diego City Heights Refugee Youth Harvest Plants, Job Skills
A program is giving refugee, immigrant, and low-income youth from City Heights job training by teaching them how to farm. But the real goal is to make them hireable.
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San Diego Considers Crackdown On Street Vendors
There have been more street vendors around San Diego this year because there are currently no local restrictions on them.
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Volunteers help with market renovation, strengthening local economy
On a hot and sunny day, volunteers gather to help renovate the locally-owned Center City Market. Owner Omar Hussein talks about the specialized foods he sells, serving his community’s needs, creating food equity, health and a gathering place for young and old.
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Students talk about equity in school lunch menus
Food Fight explores the ideas of food justice and food equity through the lens of a teenager in City Heights. Students from Hoover High School and Crawford High School who advocate for food justice and diversity on their cafeteria menu share their own ideas.
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Mama’s Kitchen Sells 4,000 Pies To Feed The Critically Ill
One local charity sells 4,000 pies before Thanksgiving, hoping to raise $140,000 for those in need.