Move Mountains Youth
In partnership with the Acequia Institute, we are addressing the diabetes and obesity crises in Southern Costilla County. By linking the San Luis Food Soverignty Initiative to a program of agricultural heritage internships with acequia farmers designed to produce healthier traditional food and nutrition practices.
Youth at Work
Goals
- Mobilize youth and young adults in rebuilding a robust local food system.
- Provide culturally appropriate place-based agricultural educational opportunities for youth and young adults through paid internships with local farmers to learn acequia farming methods and practices.
- Engage youth and young adults in learning about food cooperative governance and management.
- Prepare the next generation of farmers and food coop members as leaders who actively promote community health equity through good farming and diet practices.
