Our Buy a Bundle, Give a Bundle Initiative, when purchasers What’s On Your Plate?  bundled up (a sale which included our book, DVD, and a stuffed toy onion), we matched their purchases. Thanks to the program, we were able to donate ten bundles three organizations: The Project School in Bloomington, Indiana, Tribe One in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Harlem Seeds here in New York City. We asked these organizations to tell us how they used our materials- sharing stories and pictures.

Here they are!

The Project School

The Project School’s fourth and fifth grade class and their teacher Sarah Jerasa completed a unit on global and local homelessness and hunger in December, incorporating the What’s On Your Plate? program. They  raised money to carry out projects related to these issues: funding a well for a village in Africa, donating an animal to a community through Heifer International Organization, and donating medical supplies and food to area shelters. Holding a screening of What’s On Your Plate? as a fundraiser worked well because of how closely it relates to their studies. The bundles were used to educate their school and members of their community to promote awareness of larger food-related issues, like food insecurity and local food.

It was a great success, and the response they received from the screening was incredible. The students were able to raise over $300 for their projects and engaged their community in a discussion that later continued into the classroom.

Take a look at some pictures from their screening!

Tribe One

Tribe One of Knoxville, Tennessee is an organization founded in order to encourage leadership skills and economic self-sufficiency in the youth of East Knoxville. Tribe One used What’s On Your Plate? as a part of their after-school holistic health programming in an effort to focus students on the importance of  keeping their body, mind, and spirit healthy.

Here are some pictures showing a few of the kids at Tribe One making Sadie’s Fruit Smoothie at an after-school program:

YUM!

As for Harlem Seeds, we’re expecting an update from them soon. They’re busy organizing events to bring healthy food to kids in Harlem. Watch out for a post about their event soon.

Thank you to all of our Bundle recipients and a very special thank you to everyone who helped us give these bundles away by purchasing one for their home.

Rice + beans + What’s on Your Plate? + cute babies + curious kids + rainy fall afternoon = Kids Day at the Brooklyn Kitchen

A crowd of families and foodies gathered at the Brooklyn Kitchen to watch What’s On Your Plate? last Saturday.

The Brooklyn Kitchen, for those who don’t know, is actually three operations:

The Meat Hook is a full service butcher shop
The Brooklyn Kitchen Labs is their new kitchen and laboratory offering cooking classes
The Brooklyn Kitchen proper is a kitchen wares shop

At our WOYP? event we heard from The Meat Hook’s Brent Young, who told us about The Meat Hook’s philosophy, and the pork tenderloin we’d be having for lunch. The Meat Hook is all about sustainable meat — they buy only whole animals from small farms, make sure the living conditions at farms are humane, and use every part of the animal. After the screening and a word from Brent we enjoyed our lunch at the Labs.

P.S. Upcoming classes at The Brooklyn Kitchen Labs include a Holiday Cookie workshop, sourdough bread, and pickling. Sweet.