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ABOUT THE TEENS FOR FOOD JUSTICE ANNUAL GALA
Feast 2023 Gala! Celebrate our 10th Anniversary with us at The Lighthouse, Chelsea Piers on October 30, 2023 at 6:00pm. Join us for an exciting evening in support of a unique, bold innovation to build fresh food access and improved nutrition and health within New York City's low-income communities through school-based, youth-led hydroponic farming.
The evening will include:
Curated menu by Chef Melba Wilson, the legendary Food Network celebrity chef, author, and founder/owner of Melba's Restaurant will share her inspired culinary vision.
Must-see performance by Ariana DeBose - the electrifying, Academy Award Winning star of Steven Spielberg's West Side Story and host of the 2022 and 2023 Tony Awards!
HONORING
Randy Stern
Teens for Food Justice Champion
Alyssa Gardner-Vazquez
Teens for Food Justice's Senior Farmer-Educator
ABOUT TEENS FOR FOOD JUSTICE
Teens for Food Justice (TFFJ) is galvanizing a youth-led movement to end food insecurity in one generation and break the cycle of diet-related disease and health complications dramatically impacting low-income communities of color. TFFJ students are empowered as 21st-century urban farmers, growing large quantities of hydroponic produce inside their schools, and as educator/advocates leading their food-insecure communities to healthier futures.
Each farm grows up to 10,000 pounds of produce annually. This year, seven TFFJ farms in four NYC boroughs and in Denver will grow up to 50,000 pounds of produce. They will serve 8000 students in 20 schools at lunch and hundreds of food insecure community members through free and affordable youth-led distributions.