The Bedford-Stuyvesant Food and Family Day

Bedford Stuyvesant Food and Family Day
Saturday, October 1, 2011
9:30am - 4pm

Join the Coalition for the Improvement of Bedford Stuyvesant (CIBS) in partnership with Council Member Albert Vann and the Brooklyn Community Foundation for a free all-day event that will bring together local residents, food justice advocates, urban farmers and gardeners, local businesses, schools, educators and community organizations to examine wellness and access to healthy foods in Bed-Stuy.

Interactive workshops will include:
How To Eat And Cook Healthy On A Family Budget; A Tour Of Local Farmers’ Markets And Green Grocers; Basic Gardening And Composting Tips; How To Become A Bed-Stuy Healthy Food Advocate; Youth Presentations On Local Farming And Gardening; How To Become Involved With Bed-Stuy’s Green Community Mural Project; Information On What Schools In Bed-Stuy Are Doing To Eat Healthier And How You Can Get Involved; How To Cook Fresh, Organic Baby Foods; Kids Activities Including: Gardening, Fun Exercise And Art Projects; Outdoor Yoga And Exercise Demonstrations; Free Heath and EBT/WIC Screenings and Much Much More. All ages welcome!
Schedule of events:
Coming Soon!

Organizations at the event will include:
Adopt-a-Farmbox, Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center, Bedford Stuyvesant Gateway BID, Bedford Stuyvesant Campaign Against Hunger, Bridge Street Development Corporation, Brooklyn Community Foundation, Brooklyn Food Coalition, Brooklyn Food and Fitness Task Force, Brooklyn Queens Land Trust, Brooklyn Rescue Mission, Chrissy's Cooking Club, City Harvest, FoodTown, Green Guerillas, Groundwork Inc, GrowNYC, Hattie Carthan Community Market, Just Food, LISC, North East Brooklyn Housing Development Corp, Malcolm X Farmers’ Market, NYC Department of Health, NYC Strategic Alliance for Health, PlaNYC, Pratt Area Community Council, Pratt Center, Restoration Corporation and Super FoodTown.

Special celebrity guest speakers to be announced!!