By FALPC Intern, Jacquelyn Burmeister Visiting one of the REC Farmers Market in Worcester, you may notice something distinctive about the YouthGROW farm stand. Besides being manned by mostly youth, they are one of the few places in the market that offers something apart from the raw produce that their farm yields. Next to the […]
Community Development
Majora Carter: “Economic Diversity Will Save Our Communities”
Just as I suspected, Majora Carter’s speech and presentation at Worcester State University this morning was awe-inspiring, motivating, exciting, and rejuvenating. She was at WSU as part of their Courageous Conversations series and she presented on her life and work in the South Bronx. I first learned of Majora’s work when she founded and led […]