Healthy Communities Participants Featured in WhyHunger Community Voices

Tue, Feb 3rd, 2015

In the summer of 2014 David Hanson, writer and photographer with WhyHunger, visited the Ingersoll Garden of Eden and captured the stories and beautiful images of the residents and their gardens. He also spoke with Shaquana Boykin, a Fort Greene & Clinton Hill Community Food Council member, ‘Shop Healthy on a Budget’ tour leader and resident. We are so proud to see these amazing people applauded for their dedication to lead change to create a healthier, more accessible food system for Fort Greene residents. Enjoy the full story  here 

This story is part of over 50 organizations throughout the US participating in Community Voices, a collaboration between WhyHunger and the USDA’s Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program. For three years, David Hanson has traveled to meet with farmers, youth employees, teachers, senior citizens, ranchers, community organizers, refugees, garden leaders, and health care workers, listening to their personal narratives and learning what food and food justice means to them and their communities. All stories can be viewed on the WhyHunger website.