CHASING THE DREAM: FOOD INSECURITY ON THE RISE ON LONG ISLAND
There are over 200,000 people on Long Island currently suffering from food insecurity, and almost 70,000 of them are children. Long Island Cares, the food bank originally founded by Grammy Award-winning artist Harry Chapin, is hoping to change that by providing millions of meals and workforce development programs to our fellow New Yorkers in need. The President and CEO of Long Island Cares, Paule Pachter joins us to discuss the issue, as part of our Chasing The Dream initiative on poverty, justice, and economic opportunity in America.
CHASING THE DREAM: WOMEN-RUN FARM IN NEW YORK IS RECLAIMING THE “POWER OF FARMING”
We tell the story of a groundbreaking urban farming initiative in Chester, New York called the Rise & Root Farm and introduce you to one of the four women co-founders who is reclaiming the power of farming. As part of our Chasing The Dream initiative, we talk to Rise & Root Farm co-owner Karen Washington about the seeds she has been sowing since 1985 to grant New Yorkers of all ages and races, a more just and representative model of farming while providing abundant and nutritious food for their community.
