Kaizen Food Rescue

Community garden/ farmingestablishes and supports urban gardens and small-scale farming to increase local food resilience, provide fresh produce, and offer educational workshops on sustainable growing and healthy eating. Supported 3 community garden sites, yielding 3,000+ lbs of produce. Engaged 400 volunteers and conducted 24 educational workshops

Non-lobbying advocacyaddresses root causes of food insecurity and waste through non-lobbying advocacy, public awareness, and coalition-building. Aims to influence local/state policies for equitable food systems. All staff completed racial equity training this year to enhance advocacy efforts. Participated in 48 policy coalition meetings. Hosted 24 public education events.