On May 31st, Farm to School Coach Katie Morrison hosted a workshop at Twin Valley Middle High School's first annual ‘Belonging Summit’. The goal of the summit was to build understanding and empathy across the school community and to introduce students to the activism of local social justice organizations.

Representing Food Connects, Katie presented a workshop titled “From the Soil to Your Plate: What Does Food Have to Do with Social Justice?” The workshop began with a cheese taste test that asked the students to consider all the steps the cheese took on its journey to their plates.

Students then engaged in an activity in which they envisioned what their ideal food system would look like, looking to solve challenges such as food insecurity, pay inequity, unsafe working conditions, climate change, and environmental degradation. Students came up with inspiring visions of a food system that included community gardens, local food, and food security.

Food Connects is proud to be part of a network that works to educate local youth about food systems and social justice.