Friday, September 30, 2011

Nourishing NYC: Growing Food is Power


Nourishing NYC tackles health and food security issues in impoverished East Harlem.  Chef and nutrition expert Gina Keatley saw the correlation between diabetes and lack of access to nutritious food in the NYC community and found a way to begin to empower residents through her nonprofit.

Twice a week, Nourishing NYC now offers nutrition classes at community gardens, shelters, and other nonprofit organizations which serve low-income people.  Urban gardening is also promoted as a way to have healthy food choices and beat paying for expensive produce.  The Junior Chef program teaches children basic cooking skills and how to smartly choose food.  The organization also distributes 1,000 free turkeys for Thanksgiving.

Keatley was recently featured as a CNN Hero.
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3 comments:

  1. CERO Foundation BlogOctober 2, 2011 at 10:52 AM

    Thanks for the visit, Mr. Lonely. It's very gratifying to research these NP's and see all the good being done. :-)

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  2. AnonymousNovember 14, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    Nourishing's CEO, Gina Keatley is also a L'Oreal (the makeup)Woman of Worth. She can become that National Honoree, which brings a significant amount of funding to Nourishing. You can vote for her here:

    http://womenofworth.com/honorees/honoreesdetail.aspx?id=Gina_Keatley&yr=2011&

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  3. CERO Foundation BlogNovember 14, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    Thanks, Staff. I voted for Gina. She's an inspiring woman.

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