The Food Literacy Project

9001 Limehouse Lane Louisville, KY 40220 info@foodliteracyproject.org 502.491.0072

Plant Your Seed Today!

Since 2006, we have engaged over 45,000 youth and families in a sustainable food system – by planting, harvesting, tasting, and cooking fresh vegetables at Oxmoor Farm and Iroquois Farm. You can help people fall in love with vegetables by giving today!

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Who We Are

The Food Literacy Project provides farm-based experiential education and entrepreneurial youth development programs that bring the Field-to-Fork experience to life for local youth. In a time of great concern about the safety of our food sources, rising obesity… Read More

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What We Do

Our experiential education programs invite neighbors and community members of all ages to experience hands-on activities as they get their hands dirty, taste new foods fresh from the field, and get involved in the work of their community… Read More

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Get Involved

Here are ways you can get involved with The Food Literacy Project and help youth transform their communities through food, farming, and the land:

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In Your Community

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Today is #WorldChildrensDay! This day celebrates the UN adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. These are the most ratified human rights treaties in history, and put forth the notion that children have rights.
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At the Food Literacy Project, we believe that every child has the right to fresh, healthy food, no matter what. That's why our programs aim to give kids the knowledge that they need to make healthy choices. Whether it's cooking in our Field-to-Fork Clubs or tasting an unfamiliar vegetable on a farm tour, we want them to have an experience that they can look back on with fondness.
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Happy World Children's Day to all of the children that we serve, and all of the people that support their rights!

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Today is National Homemade Bread Day! When we’re out on the farm, you might think it’d be hard to make things like bread. But thanks to the #A2G students, we have no problem! The 2017-2018 cohort built a Cobb oven as one of their learning projects, and since then we have been baking bread as part of our farm-based education, to go with fresh-picked salads or homemade soups. Thank you @jcpsky and the @ihsraiders A2G students!

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Put your 💰💰💰 to work this holiday season by enrolling in @krogerco’s Community Rewards program and choosing to benefit the Food Literacy Project. A portion of every shopping trip will go to us when you use your Kroger rewards card, without costing you a penny! Plus you can have an excuse to get the ingredients for our kale and potato quiche – how’s that for a win-win-win?? #krogercommunityrewards

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A huge thank you goes out to @lovealwaysebony for leading a thought-provoking and inspiring staff retreat with us yesterday. We’re keeping accountability in mind and asking powerful questions as we begin to move forward into the new work of 2020!

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The good market news keeps coming! Last Saturday, our YCAP crew staffed their first weekend market at the @bardstownrdfarmersmarket. They sold over $300 worth of produce despite the cold. Way to go YCAP! 🥬🥔

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Last week, we had our last Market Day of 2019. Thanks to the hard work of our YCAP crew, the market sold $5,700 and over 2,100 lbs worth of produce! That's a lot of beans, squash, tomatoes, okra, and other fresh local veggies.
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Much of it came from our own Iroquois Urban Farm, meaning your dollars supported the work our YCAP teens from seed to harvest. Thank you to our loyal customers for making South Points Farmer's Market a success! Look out for us in 2020!

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It's Cook Something BOLD Day! And what could be bolder than purple pancakes?? Our Field-to-Fork club families gave this recipe a thumbs up, and it's brightly colored fun for the whole family to make. Make the BOLD choice for tonight to be a veggie-filled breakfast-for-dinner!

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🌧 It may be rainy, and it may be chilly, but our staff and YCAP crew will still be at the market bringing you sunshine and farm fresh veggies for the LAST TIME this year! Come out to @taylorsavealot from 3-6 to get some autumnal produce and say goodbye to our crew until next spring!

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Tomorrow is the LAST DAY of the South Points Farmer’s Market!
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Join us between 3-6 in the parking lot of @taylorsavealot to send the 2019 market off with a bang.
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We’ve got greens, sweet potatoes, and all manner of fall goodness waiting for you. We’ll see you there!

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The youth group from @broadwaybaptistlouky visited us on Saturday at Iroquois Urban Farm to learn about food justice and plant garlic and daffodil bulbs. We can't wait to see the results of their work in the spring!
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Interested in getting involved through volunteering? Message us for more info. We'd love to have you or your group out at the farm!

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Happy #NationalSandwichDay! A sandwich is only as good as the bread that binds it - give yours a twist with some homemade bread today! Let us know what delicious fresh veggies you're having in a sandwich today 🍅🥪

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It's the start of #NationalCareerDevelopmentMonth, and we'd like to take a second to recognize our amazing YCAP crew. One of our greatest joys is working with these young people and watching them grow in leadership, entrepreneurship, and stewardship. Whether it's through their experience working the farm, working with kids, or running the South Points Farmers' Market, we hope they take their skills on with them to future endeavors! 💪🏆 Read more about our awesome YCAP crew below: https://www.townepost.com/kentucky/stmatthews/keeping-it-fresh/

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Our friends at @ashbournefarms are in the news! Check out the story below from the Courier-Journal. We're so grateful for our partnership with them, from the working farm tours they give our YCAP crew to the involvement of @chefpatrickroney in our annual Field-to-Fork Dinner. Thank you, Ashbourne!

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/life/food/2019/10/09/ashbourne-farms-debuts-dining-series-celebrity-chefs/3791763002/

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It was a little rainy, but we had a blast at the YCAP crew’s Spooktastic Farm-a-Palooza yesterday! Thank you to everyone that came for a frighteningly good time!
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If you want to see more events in the community like this, head to https://foodliteracyproject.org/donate/donate-funds/ and give whatever you can! Your generosity helps us serve in bigger and better ways. Have a happy and safe Halloween!

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Rain or shine, the weather’s no worry of mine!
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Our Spooktastic Farm-a-Palooza will be going on tomorrow regardless of weather! We’ll have tents, as well as our high tunnel to keep out the rain while we celebrate Halloween in style.
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Come visit us at Iroquois Urban Farm from 4:30-6:30 tomorrow – we can’t wait to see you!

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Tomorrow is #NationalPumpkinDay! Celebrate with this recipe for Sweet & Salty Pumpkin Seeds. These are a great way to avoid food waste when you're making your jack-o-lanterns, and it's such a fun and easy recipe for the whole family to get into! What's your favorite pumpkin recipe? 🎃

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Catch our YCAP crew at the South Points Farmer’s Market, now until 6 PM at @taylorsavealot! We’ve got sweet potatoes galore – hurry while supplies last! 🍠🍂🎃

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👻 Our Spooktastic Farm-A-Palooza is just a week away! Come meet us at Iroquois Urban Farm on Wednesday Oct. 30th for some spooky fall family fun. From 4:30-6:30, we’ll have pumpkin painting, sweet treats, a mystery to solve, and many more activities! We’ll see you on the farm!

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@jcpsky Accelerate To Graduate program does such good in the greater Louisville community. We are proud to partner with them and host the students for several project-based learning events on our farms at Iroquois and Oxmoor! Students plant, harvest, cook, build, and organize events, all while furthering their knowledge of math, science, and English. It’s a cultural exchange in which we all learn, and we are so grateful for the #A2G crew!

Would you like to help ensure that they’ll always have a place to learn on the farm? Head to our donation page and give any amount you can; your donations help us build the capacity to host programs such as this. Tools to dig with, seeds to plant, materials to build a cob oven for the outdoor classroom – our generous donors make it all possible. Thank you for supporting our vision of healthy and equitable communities where people and places thrive!

https://foodliteracyproject.org/donate/donate-funds/

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