Week 3: Nuestras Raices and Hunger Banquet

Today we saw a short YouTube click on the Holyoke, Massachusetts farm Nuestras Raíces. The goal of watching the clip was to show the young farmers what another community is doing as far as taking responsibility literally in their own hands, to grow healthy and organic food to feed their community. This is important because it shows that you have the power to take control of making a better lifestyle choice for you, neighborhood, and town. After watching this inspiring clip Ann set up a hunger banquet. It truly was a humbling experience as we ate food assigned to us depending on what country we were assigned. People assigned to a first world country ate pizza, salad, and drank lemonade. The people assigned to a second world country ate rice and beans. They also drank water, while those assigned to a third world country ate just rice and drank water. It was a success as it hit home for all of us. Then we all ate some pizza and had a group discussion about the hunger banquet.