Taped by WGBH Forum Network, Boston Day and Evening Academy in Roxbury celebrated their new community garden with the program Stand For Food Justice.
Speakers included Beatriz Zapater, Head of Boston Day and Evening Academy; Sheila Dillon, Chief of Housing for the City of Boston and Head of the Department of Neighborhood Development; David Price, Executive Director of Nuestra Comunidad; Felix Arroyo, Chief of Health and Human Services for the City of Boston; Cassandria Campbell, Cofounder of Fresh Food Generation; and Jamiah Tappin, Community Organizer with the Boston Alliance for Community Health.
The speakers discuss why access to fresh food is important and how community gardens like the one owned by Boston Day and Evening Academy can help transform Boston into a green, healthy space.
This talk was taped on May 2, 2014 at 11:15 a.m.