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Behind ShiftMeals New Hoodies: Artist Statement
Jaya N. Touma-Kajatt Shoatz (They/She), one of ShiftMeals BIPOC Food Sovereignty Program Co-Managers and the BIPOC Growteam Art Coordinator, is a local student and artist. They designed hoodies for the 2021 ShiftMeals’ BIPOC GrowTeam with the Growteams principles at...
Food Sovereignty and Black Liberation: A Conversation with Candace Taylor and Zymora Cleopatra Davinchi
https://youtu.be/b0QLT-_42Ws What exactly is ‘Food Sovereignty? What does it mean for Black communities across America? Click the video below to find out! Watch Candace Taylor of Conscious Homestead and Zymora Cleopatra Davinchi, the founder and co-manager of the...
Meet This Year’s GrowTeam Mentors
We are elated to have so many incredible change-makers leading GrowTeams across Vermont and growing the state’s collective gardening movement. If you are interested in joining a GrowTeam we hope you will learn more about our mentors, spread the word, and sign up for a...
ShiftMeals GrowTeam Program Relaunches Spring 2021
In 2021 ShiftMeals is working to empower Vermonters with two new sister programs; The BIPOC GrowTeam, and The Restaurant Worker GrowTeams.
A Moment of Reflection: Everyone Eats in Central VT
The Central Vermont Everyone Eats program restarted in mid January after a two-week pause due to lack of funding from the federal government.
Everyone Eats Highlight: Mark BBQ
Mark BBQ in Essex Junction has become much more than your usual local VT eatery. Since the start of the pandemic, Owner and Head Chef Darrell Langworthy has made it his mission to keep his staff employed while doing what they do best—making delicious food.
Everyone Eats of Central VT – 2020 Hub Report
Capstone Community Action, partnered with ShiftMeals, is leading the Everyone Eats hub for Washington, Lamoille, and Orange counties. Vermont Everyone Eats is funded by the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund and made possible through a grant provided by the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development to Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA).
Vermont Everyone Eats Relaunches through Continued Partnerships
Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) allocated $1.6 million to Southeastern Vermont Community Action, the Everyone Eats Program Administrator, to relaunch programming. Though this allocation only funds 3 weeks of programming, partners across the state including the Scott Administration and Legislature are working together to identify additional funding opportunities.
Everyone Eats Highlight: Morse Block Deli
As Everyone Eats explores further funding options during this pause, we ask that you continue to support the restaurants like Morse Block Deli and the 100+ others who stepped up to join the Everyone Eats program in this time of uncertainty.
Everyone Eats of Chittenden, Franklin, & Grand Isle Counties – Hub Report
As we reflect on the 2020 journey of Everyone Eats in Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand Isle counties, we are overwhelmed with gratitude for all of the communities and partners that worked with us to create this new program and feed all of our friends and neighbors.
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