Revision International plants seeds of fresh food and better health in low-income urban areas.
Denver Post, June 9th, 2010 Article by Karen Auge and Annette Espinoza
The Denver Post spotlighted Revision International's innovative model of creating healthy, sustainable food in vulnerable communities through a community empowerment approach. Read the full article here. |
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Kepner Middle School sits in the middle of a "food desert," an area with limited access to healthy food. The neighborhood around Federal Boulevard and Kentucky Avenue has convenience and liquor stores, small food markets, fastfood outlets and pedal-powered ice cream vendors, but no full-service grocery stores. "Food injustice is maybe one of the most hidden injustices that plague these communities. Fast food and junk food is just there, without the understanding that these companies are targeting you and profiting here, and that system is keeping people trapped in a cycle of poverty and poor health," says Eric Kornacki, whose Denver-based nonprofit, Revision International, works on a local level toward global sustainability. Source: The Denver Post, Fitness Section, 9/14/09 Author: Kristen Browning-Blas Read the full article.
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"In Denver, Colorado, Eric Kornacki is helping organize a town hall event that will bring together college students as well as a diverse cross-section of Denver's communities, for a true multicultural event. This recent graduate of the University of Denver says the community is planning to regroup at a follow up event in October to gauge progress on the action plans they will draft at the town hall, chart next steps, and continue a dialog with elected officials." Source: The Huffington Post. Article by: Jesse Jenkins
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