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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Community & Neighborhood Development, Economic Development
Mission: The purpose of Seedleaf is to increase the amount, affordability, nutritional value, and sustainability of food available to people at risk of hunger in central Kentucky.
Seedleaf carries out its work through these activities:
- Hands-on education in healthy, safe food production, preparation, and preservation
- Technical assistance for individuals and groups engaged in food production, preparation, preservation, and distribution aimed at eliminating hunger and boosting community health
- Demonstrations of successful, affordable, sustainable approaches to feeding the hungry through local food production, preparation, preservation, and distribution
- Cultivation and distribution of nutritious food to charitable feeding programs
- Education, job training, and entrepreneurial skills development in food production, preparation, preservation and distribution, boosting the food supply for community members at risk of hunger while simultaneously combating unemployment, under-employment, and juvenile delinquency
- Volunteer recruitment, education, and management to increase the human power applied toward increasing food production and food security while simultaneously strengthening community connections and stemming community deterioration
Programs: Education Director, Rebecca Self, provides hands-on education in healthy, safe food production, preparation, and preservation for school-aged children as well as community and civic groups