Comments on: Food Works (video)

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By: Rebecca Gerendasy

Rebecca Gerendasy — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:23:32 +0000

Hi Lea:

Try contacting the folks at Janus Youth Programs…
http://www.janusyouth.org/what-we-do/urban-agriculture-services.php

There is a ‘contact’ link at the top right of the page. So glad you got lots of wear from the t-shirt, and hope you can replace it soon!

Rebecca

By: Lea Martin

Lea Martin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:06:49 +0000

A couple of years ago I visited my dear friends who moved from Sedona, Az to Portland and they took me to the Farmers Market in Portland. It was the BEST Farmers Market I’ve ever been to.
I was at one of the booths and ended up buying a Tee shirt.
FOOD WORKS organically grown by North Portland Youth.
Anyway, it is one of my favorites and after years of wear an tear it is almost thread bare and I would like to get another one, but don’t know where I need to go to purchase one.
Can you advise. Much appreciate it.
Lea Martin

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By: Tera Couchman

Tera Couchman — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:04:45 +0000

Peggy and Rebecca,

The Food Works program is deeply enriched by the contributions and support of people like you who take the time to help us get the word out about our work and who believe in the young people. As the Program Director, I have been inspired by the generosity of our community partners such as Portland Nursery, New Seasons Market, Sauvie Island Organics, Housing Authority of Portland, Metro, the United Way of the Columbia Willamette and others who share time and resources to support the vision of the youth. It takes a village….thank you so very much!

By: Kat Christen

Kat Christen — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:45:27 +0000

City Beets is a program similar to Food Works in Dayton, Ohio that works with urban teens, age 12-15. We have found gardening and food a great forum for teaching other life skills too (leadership, community involvement, food system awareness, job & business skills)

Great to see what you are doing too!

By: Sandy Bacharach

Sandy Bacharach — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:23:50 +0000

Congratulations on an excellent video and an even better program! I’ve met most of the Food Works youth and staff and can attest to their high quality services – and produce.

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By: Peggy

Peggy — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:58:51 +0000

Rebecca,
I spent part of yesterday out at the Food Works farm giving a workshop to the crew, and they had heard that the video has already been posted to a couple youth/food/community sites – one even up in Canada! I was telling them now that on future resumes they can claim to have been a part of an “internationally known” program! I love the way this story is getting around…

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:22:58 +0000

Jean Ann, thanks so much for support. You are awesome!

Peggy, This group of folks is so inspiring. They put so much of themselves into what they do. And what great results, all around. Thanks for your help, and I’m looking forward to your article in ediblePortland!

Karol, Wow! That’s wonderful =) Thanks for sharing it, and letting me know. By others seeing what Food Works does, perhaps something like their program could evolve in other communities. It is another example of a win-win situation and building a local food economy.

Tricia, Yes, it’s phenomenal the results that occur when you begin to learn where your food comes from. This is something many of us, as Americans, have gotten away from in the last 30-40 years. It’s great to see a surge to return to some of the ways and rules of thumb of our ‘grandmothers’. I would love to hear what comes of any of your future volunteer efforts!

By: Tricia

Tricia — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:25:39 +0000

Wow – thank you for shooting this inspirational video. What Food Works does is a major part of why I do what I do – helping people to learn about where their food comes from is so important. I would love to start volunteering with FW after seeing this. Bravo!

By: Karol Collymore

Karol Collymore — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:11:19 +0000

Rebecca,
I’m posting this great video on County Commissioner Jeff Cogen’s website: http://www.commissionercogen.com. Thank you for making such a good, strong story about this amazing program.

Karol

By: Peggy

Peggy — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:10:23 +0000

Rebecca, I’m the one who got you the connection to Food Works, and I am so glad I did – it is a stunning video and your journal is such a concise and strikingly clear message about their program (I always find myself getting carried away in my rather long-winded enthusiasm, having worked with them from the beginning and seeing what the program has meant to the youth and to their communities). See? I’m doing it again! What I mean is, thank you from the bottom of my heart for such a fine tribute to such a fine program.
Peggy Acott

By: Jean Ann

Jean Ann — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:12:49 +0000

Hi Rebecca! So awesome to meet and have breakfast together…I love your mission and I support it wholeheartedly…In fact, I have left you an award over on my blog! Have a good one…