by FEEST Seattle | Sep 17, 2021 | Community Education, FEEST Fam, Workshops and Events, Youth Highlights
How do we get fresh food in schools while centering youth voices in the process? That’s a core question we engaged with at the end of last month when FEEST staff and youth presented at Washington State Department of Agriculture’s (WSDA) Farm to School & Scratch...
by FEEST Seattle | May 3, 2021 | FEEST Fam, Interviews, Youth Highlights
Adar (she/her) is a FEEST youth leader and sophomore at Evergreen High School. Born of Somali parents, Adar identifies as a first generation American and lives with her family in White Center. Becoming a Food Justice Leader “It bothers me that you can go down the...
by FEEST Seattle | Apr 16, 2021 | FEEST Fam, Interviews, Youth Highlights
Heena (she/her) is a FEEST youth leader at Chief Sealth High School who believes in making real change. Born and raised in White Center, Heena is excited to organize for food justice to help other people in her community. “I don’t want other people to have to go...
by FEEST Seattle | Feb 3, 2021 | Get Involved, Interviews, Youth Highlights
Congratulations to Ariel and Bree! These two FEEST youth leaders led a powerful webinar about their experiences with food justice organizing. The webinar was attended by 93 students from the Washington COVID-19 Response Corps who are working across Washington state to...
by FEEST Seattle | Dec 20, 2019 | FEEST Fam, Get Involved, Recap, Youth Highlights
Well, friends, the year is coming to and end! We are so thankful you’ve been along for the ride with us — cooking with us, sharing stories, and supporting our young leaders. There’s so much to celebrate. Our new Executive Director: Jaimée Marsh joined the...
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...
