How a Middle School in Austin is Making Salsa and Growing Young Entrepreneurs

31/03/2022 7 min Temporada 2
How a Middle School in Austin is Making Salsa and Growing Young Entrepreneurs

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Send us a textCivics Lab team members went to John P.  Ojeda Middle School, in Southeast Austin to discuss a project that teachers and students are collaborating to grow, market and finance the production of salsa.  Students and teachers have literally turned computer rooms into greenhouses and are applying the spirit of American entrepreneurship to address access to healthy foods.   Join in on this week's quick take!Websites on what Austin is doing to address food insecurity:https://www.austintexas.gov/content/austin-travis-county-food-policy-boardhttps://reeis.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/0219788-central-texas-foodshed-assessment.htmlhttps://www.austintexas.gov/page/food-system-research-reportsDel Valle ISD Link

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