Introductory Information:

Hope Farms is a 7.5-acre urban farm dedicated to improving community health by providing direct access to healthy and affordable fresh fruits and vegetables.   Located in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Houston, Texas, the farm will serve as a valuable resource for local residents and the city at large by providing access to fresh produce, nutrition education programs and job training for military veterans. 

 

For the past 10 years, the Recipe for Success Foundation has been on the front lines of the childhood obesity epidemic by creating positive, hands-on experiences in the garden and culinary classrooms for over 30,000 school students.  Available nationally, our Seed-to-Plate Nutrition Education™ program serves as a vehicle for powerful food-based learning experiences that incorporate science, math, history, poetry and art and ultimately culminate in changing the way kids eat. Beyond the classroom, the Foundation produces a variety of other programs to promote a culture where nutritious food is shared, appreciated and celebrated, including the VegOut! Challenge, Farmers MarKIDS and Eat It! Food Adventures book series.

 

Breaking ground in April 2016, the launch of Hope Farms serves as a complementary and critical layer to expand Recipe for Success Foundation’s mission and address community health in a powerful and new way.  The farm will use intensive, organic methods to generate significant food crops in the midst of one of Houston’s recognized “food deserts.” Incorporating the Rolling Green Market and the Veteran Farmer Training program, Hope Farms is the foundation of the future Hope Farms Co-op that will facilitate, promote and support a network of small urban growers to serve the broader market.

For more information, please visit their website:  http://www.recipe4success.org/

Refreshments:

The refreshments are pot-luck….bring something to share with one another. But, don’t let the fact that it is pot-luck deter you from attending….even if you don’t bring something to eat/drink, we want to see you there!  Adult beverages welcome.

With our developing interests in sustainability, please consider bringing something that fits into one of more of the following categories:
-Fresh and/or Raw
-Home-made
-Locally-sourced
-Home-grown
-From Farmer’s market or similar
-Tasty (just as important as sustainable)

Please bring your own reusable cups and/or water bottles.

Agenda: 
4:15 PM Please arrive and park at this time
4:30-5:00 PM Networking and Refreshments
5:00-5:45 PM Guided tour of Hope Farms
5:45-6:30 PM EEE Affairs and EEE Roundtable Forum, meeting ends

The last part of the meeting is our traditional EEE Round-table Forum where members and attendees introduce themselves, their programs, make announcements and discuss challenges and successes in environmental education.

Other things to consider bringing:
+ A Friend or Colleague
+ Resources to share with the group, i.e. pamphlets, calendars, spare funding to share

Future Meetings:

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2017
Wednesday, November 1st, 2017

EEE meetings occur on the first Wednesday of February, May, August and November, usually from 4:30-6:30 PM, location varies.
Interested in hosting the next EEE meeting? 
Contact EEE Vice-President Justin Myers juemyers@yahoo.com

RSVP: Contact EEE Vice-President Justin Myers juemyers@yahoo.com


Membership:
Membership questions: Contact EEE President Lawrence Spence, lawrence_spence@yahoo.com

EEE counts on your membership to support our organization. Your dues maintain our membership with the Citizens’ Environmental Coalition, KPFT Community Radio Station and off-set the cost of refreshments at some of our events.

The membership form is on our website at http://hunstem.uhd.edu/EEE/. Bring it to the meeting or mail it to Lawrence Spence,lawrence_spence@yahoo.com.
The cost of an entry-level membership is $20 and is good for 2 years…..the best deal in town!


EEE Minutes and Newsletter: 
After the next EEE meeting, we will send-out the meeting minutes as well as a compilation of announcements you send us. This email will be sent within a week after the last meeting. 
If you have an announcement about your program that you want us to forward to the rest of the EEE membership, send the language to Justin Myers at juemyers@yahoo.com between now and Friday, March 3rd.