Episode 6 features Madeline Yang, co-founder of the youth-led nonprofit organization Food to Flourish. Food to Flourish works across the issues of food insecurity and sustainability by working with food banks, advocating for local food banks and their recipients, and establishing seed libraries within public libraries and other organizations. In 2024, Maddie and Food to Flourish helped Nurture Nature Center establish our own seed library!

The CREATE Connections podcast centers on the idea that no matter what roles you hold - elected official, parent, volunteer, student, or other - you are a crucial part of climate action in your community. We are all impacted by climate change and other environmental hazards, and we all have strengths and resources we can bring to make our community more resilient.

We will “CREATE Connections” as we interview a variety of guests to explore how they have found their place in the network of people and organizations working to build healthy, sustainable, resilient, people-centered places to live and work. Along the way, we will highlight opportunities for listeners to take action and form new connections throughout our region!

Links and additional resources from the episode:

Connect with Food to Flourish
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Book - Green Eats: Sustainable Recipes and Activities By Kids, For Kids
From Farm to Kitchen: The Environmental Impacts of U.S. Food Waste, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Nov. 2021 https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2021-11/from-farm-to-kitchen-the-environmental-impacts-of-u.s.-food-waste_508-tagged.pdf#page=3
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This podcast was prepared by the Nurture Nature Center under award NA23SEC0080002 from the Environmental Literacy Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce. The statements, findings, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of NOAA or the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Food Insecurity and Sustainability with Food to Flourish