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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Did you hear the news? We're hiring for an #AmeriCorps #VISTA! Visit the link below to find out more information, and email alix@foodliteracyproject.org with any questions. Come join us on the farm, and make a difference in our community!
https://foodliteracyproject.org/americorps-vista-community-outreach-coordinator/

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Big thanks goes out to @healthyky and @jessicabellamy.design for an amazing infographic workshop yesterday! We love seeing the collaborative power of organizations in our Commonwealth working towards a healthier future for us all. Thank you for the knowledge and tools! 💡

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Thank you to everyone who donated and shared during yesterday’s #GivingTuesday! It’s because of our donors that we can grow sweet potatoes, introduce elementary students to their favorite veggies, provide fresh food for areas that need it, and give youth the tools they need to transform their communities. Thank you for believing in our mission, and the power of youth! 💪🌱☀️

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The sun is setting on #GivingTuesday 2019, but there is still time to harvest the power of giving! Ashbourne Farms has pledged to match your donations - up to $10,000 - on this special day of philanthropy.
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Your Giving Tuesday donations help support Cultivation, one of our Core Values. Cultivation is the nourishment of growth that we steward in our community. It's true that we literally nourish the growth of plants at Iroquois Urban Farm, but we also nourish the growth of the teens that work with those plants. We support their transformation into Community Food Leaders who seek to give access to healthy foods for all. We nourish the growth of the schoolchildren in our Field-to-Fork Clubs, and those that visit us for a tasting tour of Oxmoor Farm. Our vision is to see these young people grow a healthy and equitable community where people and places thrive.
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Visit https://foodliteracyproject.org/donate/donate-funds/ today to help us cultivate change in these powerful kids and our community. Thank you for being a part of this bountiful work!

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On this #GivingTuesday, Ashbourne Farms has generously agreed to match your gifts, up to $10,000. What does this mean for you? Your gift counts for double!
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By giving today, you're supporting our Core Value of Discovery. Discovery reminds us that experience is the best teacher. Whether it's a third-grader making a smoothie or a junior in high school tilling the field to plant a crop, we believe that doing is better than telling. Our program participants are engaged and active in their learning!
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Thanks to gifts from donors and partners like yourself and Ashbourne Farms, we are able to show over 2,600 children the wonder of discovery every year. Visit https://foodliteracyproject.org/donate/donate-funds/ to help us spread the joy of learning by doing even further in 2020!

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#GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities. On this special day of giving Ashbourne Farms will match your gift – up to $10,000!
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Your gift helps support the implementation of our Core Values, including Roots. The Roots value reminds us that our work has a purpose, and we work with our community to determine their needs and how we can meet them. Events like our Advisory Council meetings invite members of the community to engage with us and give feedback on our mission.
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Thanks to gifts from you and Ashbourne Farms, we can expand our roots to make sure our programs are healthy and sustainable. Visit https://foodliteracyproject.org/donate/donate-funds/ and make a gift to have it count towards Ashbourne's match.

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We love nothing better than a good smile! 😁 Think of these smiles when you shop your #CyberMonday deals today, and remember to use #AmazonSmile so a portion of your purchase can be donated to us! We also have a wishlist for Santa, which can be found on our website – #linkinbio. Visit smile.amazon.com to get started, and happy deal hunting! 😁

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Today is the 10th #SmallBizSat, and we're excited to celebrate with the whole community! Come out and #ShopSmall 4-6pm at Colonial Gardens. You'll get to say hi to us and some of the great folks at Louisville Independent Business Alliance. We'll see you soon! #BackedByAmex #hoLOUdays #ShopIndieLocal

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💥 Black Friday madness is upon us!! 💥
While you've got shopping on your mind, we hope that Santa won't forget about us! We have an Amazon wishlist at http://ow.ly/1FuK50xlmTt with items that will help our programming in the new year. But no matter who you're buying for, use Amazon Smile and make sure a portion of your order is going to the Food Literacy Project!
Have a safe and happy shopping weekend!

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Happy Thanksgiving from the Food Literacy Project! We're taking today to reflect on how thankful we are to have the opportunity to give youth a relationship with the land. When students come to the farm for a tour, we hope that they get to experience something for the first time that makes them say "Wow!" Seeing letters that share that they remember a vegetable, a fact, or even a game means so much to us. What are you thankful for today? 🍁

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"The large sweet potato crop this year at Iroquois Urban Farm surprised us all - the hard work of the YCAP Crew provided a significant contribution to the local food system in South Louisville. The successful harvest also illustrates the beginnings of soil on the mend and a demonstration of the crew’s regenerative capacity," said Ivor Chodkowski, the crew's agricultural mentor at Iroquois Urban Farm and owner of Field Day Family Farm. "It should surprise no one that the Food Literacy Project’s efforts to empower young people show exceptional yields!"
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Help us continue to breathe life into the soil and our community. Visit foodliteracyproject.org/donate/donate-funds/ to give today as we work towards healthy and equitable communities where people and places thrive!

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Put your @krogerco Rewards Card to work this holiday season! Thanksgiving is around the corner, and you can donate while you pick up supplies by visiting https://www.kroger.com/account/enrollCommunityRewardsNow/ and choosing the Food Literacy Project as your community partner. Now when you pick up the ingredients for our Maple Roasted Pumpkin Bites, part of that sale will come to us! Swipe right for the recipe, and have a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday!

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Friday we said “see you later!” to our wonderful fall Community Food Leaders with a dinner at @taco_luchador. We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday and winter, and we can’t wait to see you again in the spring for more great work in the community and on the farm! ☀️🚜🌱

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I think we’ve got some future speakers, singers, actors, and maybe a farmer or two among our Wellington Elementary Field-to-Fork Club members! In addition to a meal, they prepared a song about vegetables to perform for their families at the end of year dinner. Thank you to @rainbowblossomky and all of our partners and community members who make this possible! 💚

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It fills our hearts to see families coming together over food! ❤️ Our @portlandjcps Field-to-Fork club hosted their families and some special guests at their end of the year dinner. They made their favorite recipes that they learned this year, including black bean brownies, veggie pizza, and kale smoothies. Thank you to @rainbowblossomky for your support, and thank you to our families for coming and celebrating this year with us. Field to? FORK!! 💚🍽

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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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