by FEEST Seattle | Sep 10, 2019 | FEEST Fam, Youth Highlights
FEEST youth leaders from different grades, schools, and backgrounds spent the last weeks of summer at our food justice summer camp to get ready for the school year. We had some really powerful conversations about race, gender, displacement, food access, and systemic...
by FEEST Seattle | Jun 13, 2019 | FEEST Fam, Projects, Recap
In the Highline district, youth leaders proposed a list of culturally relevant foods they want to see on the menu, and the district implemented it right away. We won a commitment of at least one culturally relevant item on the menu every single week — that’s 34 per...
by FEEST Seattle | Jun 11, 2019 | FEEST Fam, Recap
Seattle Public Schools has a new Nutrition Director Aaron Smith this year, and he’s agreed to take up our recommendations for culturally relevant foods and other menu upgrades in the district (woo!!). Right now he’s working on a new long-term plan to...
by FEEST Seattle | Feb 7, 2019 | FEEST Fam, Highline School District, Recap, Seattle Public Schools
Fresh on the Menu: Youth leaders at Tyee and Evergreen landed their very first breakfast item on the Highline School District menu, a delicious apple bread. We’re excited to see many more FEEST-designed items on the menu this year to help students fuel up for the...
by FEEST Seattle | Sep 12, 2018 | FEEST Fam, Highline School District, Seattle Public Schools
Meet the 2018–2019 FEEST youth leaders! This year’s cohort is our biggest yet, with 22 youth from 4 high schools — Chief Sealth, Evergreen, Rainier Beach, and Tyee. We kicked off the program year with a DOPE summer camp. Two weeks of learning, sharing, and exploring...
by FEEST Seattle | Jul 2, 2018 | FEEST Fam, Highline School District, Seattle Public Schools
2017–2018 School Year Report We’ve just wrapped up another fantastic school year, and we’re so proud of what FEEST’s youth leaders have accomplished! Here are some highlights: Youth Voice: FEEST youth met with Nutrition Service Directors at four local school districts...
