Youth Food Bill of Rights
The Youth Food Bill of Rights is what YOUTH believe our food system should look like. It's a work in progress. It's created by YOUTH. It's a statement to all. It's a tool for change!
The Youth Food Bill of Rights was written by over 120 youth at a gathering hosted by Rooted In Community (RIC) in 2011. On this site, you will find:
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The Youth Food Bill of Rights
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A research-backed analysis of each statement in the Bill of Rights
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Ways to get involved in the YFBR campaign!
Rooted in Community
The Rooted In Community National Network (RIC) is a national grassroots network that empowers young people to take leadership in their own communities. We are a diverse movement of youth and adults working together and committed to fostering healthy communities and food justice through urban and rural agriculture, community gardening, food security, and related environmental justice work.
The Color of Food
This 26-page resource outlines the intersections of race, gender, and class of workers in the food system. It includes useful charts and statistics that can be used as educational tools about the food system and food justice.
This report was put together by the Applied Research Center; you can learn more about their work on food justice at http://arc.org/foodjustice
Kids Right to Know
Kids' Right to Know was founded by 14 year old activist Rachel Parent to help youth teach youth about important health and environmental issues. They're fighting to get genetically modified food labeled and properly tested. They want freedom of choice on the food we eat. GMOs: Just Label It!
Kids Right To Know also shares useful information and community-inspired stories about other important youth issues:
1) health and nutrition
2) self-motivation
3) self-confidence
4) anti-bullying
Resource List - Urban Ag and Community Gardens
This resource list was compiled by Policy Link, a national research and action institute dedicated to "advancing social and economic equity by lifting up what works."
This is a list of resources related to Urban Ag and Community Gardens, including :
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videos
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webinars
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Organizations/Projects/Websites
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Federal Programs and Resources
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Model Policies
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Related Readings
Food Day
Food Day is a nationwide celebration of healthy, affordable, and sustainably produced food and a grassroots campaign for better food policies. It builds all year long, and the Food Day Celebration is held on October 24.
On their site:
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Find Food Day events nationwide to attend
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SIgn up to host a Food Day event in your community
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Find resources about organizing in your community, school, or college campus.
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Find educational information about healt, nutrition, and real food - including recipes!
Global Youth Food Movement
The Youth Food Movement is a network of young farmers, cooks, artisans, activists and students that are actively changing the future of food and farming. With the goal of bringing more food that is good, clean and fair to their communities, they realigning local and regional food systems with the principles of justice and sustainability.
They are associated with the Slow Food movement and the bi-annual Terra Madre conference in Italy.
This website includes youth writing, an open forum for youth communication and networking, and reports of youth projects.
Snackin' Fresh - Philly Youth Movement
Snackin' Fresh is a youth-led initiative based out of the Food Trust in Philedelphia, PA. It aims to spread the word about healthy eating through a blog, comic books, and special labeling for healthy foods. They have a youth network of student leaders and a citywide Healthy Corner Store Initiative, which is a model for improving access to healthy food in communities across the country.