Reconnect Louisville youth with Food and Farming.
Here’s how you can contribute:
Volunteer Time.
Our goal is to engage over 1,000 youth in the work of the farm this year. We rely heavily on volunteers to facilitate farm experiences with youth and maintain our Youth Learning Garden on the farm. Opportunities also exist to utilize special skills in website and publication design, fundraising, and program evaluation.
Sponsor a farm field trip for low-income youth.
Many youth who participate in our programs qualify for free or reduced lunch and live in neighborhoods identified as “food deserts,” meaning that their families face limited access to fresh produce and over-exposure to fast food. In 2008 our goal is to serve 600 low-income young people on the farm.
- $25 covers the cost of one student to get their hands dirty and taste new foods on the farm
- $150 pays for a bus for 50 students to visit the farm
- $1,000 provides a full scholarship for a whole class to participate, including transportation and pre-and post-visit curriculum
Underwrite a Professional Development session for JCPS personnel.
FLP delivers free in-service training, giving teachers strategies for infusing themes of food and agriculture into their classrooms. In August we will host an in-service on the farm for JCPS food service workers, including a field walk, cooking demonstrations, and a discussion of the growing demand for a farm-to-school program for public schools. Help ensure that the farm is a community resource for JCPS employees by underwriting a PD session.
Create an outdoor kitchen on the farm.
Adding an outdoor kitchen to our program site is one of many ways we plan to incorporate critical life skills into our program. We have plenty of space and delicious farm produce—now we need an outdoor kitchen so that we can prepare healthy recipes with kids and demonstrate how fun and simple cooking healthy food together is.
- $350 converts the stove to run on propane for the outdoor kitchen.
- $850 supplies the materials to build a shade structure.
Spread the word!
One of the most valuable ways you can help is to share your energy and commitment to this work with others in the community. Host a gathering of your friends, neighbors, and colleagues to involve them in the work of the Food Literacy Project. You provide the space and guest list, and we’ll provide the recipe for success.
Donate an item on our wish list:
- LCD projector for professional development workshops and presentations