Chris Perez is an urban farmer and food justice advocate. Their passion is supporting and building sustainable food systems in their communities. Chris comes from a background of organizing for LGBTQ rights and racial justice organizing and has applied that experience to their gardening and community building around food and working with youth. Chris shares with us how you can get started in growing your own food, and how to feed your spirit through maintaining hope for our future.
SHOW NOTES
One of the largest gatherings of progressive organizers in the country, be sure to check out the Netroots Nation Conference if you are able and swing by booth 113 to say hello!
Chris’ Fundraiser – If you want to help support Chris and their next chapter, check out this link to find their facebook fundraiser.
The book that Chris mentioned is Restoration Agriculture by Mark Shepard and you can find it on amazon by clicking here.
Chris mentioned the vast sea of courses you could dive into on Coursera, and in their messages to me afterwards they shared these top three courses as a recommendation for a place for folks to get started.
Understanding Plants Part I: What a Plant Knows
Agriculture, Economics and Nature
Discover Best Practice Farming for a Sustainable 2050
If you’re looking to get your hands dirty and learn more about farming, WWOOFing is a great way to do that. The World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms connects volunteers to over 2,096 different organic farms world wide and your room and board during your stay is on the house. Check out WWOOF for more information, or see this video below.
