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Below you will find a growing list of volunteers to contact
for more information concerning the SustainLEX group or other resources
concerning sustainability.
Jim Embry, founder & director since 2005
embryjim@gmail.com
April Taylor
"April Taylor" <walkinbeauty82@gmail.com>
A
food justice advocate and single mother, April has gardened her entire
life, and in the last year, April has been motivated to work towards
helping everyone in her community have access to fresh, organic, and
locally-grown food. She is currently involved in community gardening
projects that donate food to local homeless shelters. Previously, she
has studied actuarial science at Kentucky State University. The
youngest participant in the Pew Civic Entrepreneur Initiative, April’s
long term goal is to start a non-profit that eliminates food deserts
around the world and educates people about the link between income
level, food choices, and preventable diseases. April has plans to build
stronger relationships in Lexington among faith and spiritual
communities, people in income-based housing, and individuals with poor
health by video-documenting their lives in a food desert and painting
art murals on what food justice and food sovereignty looks like in
Lexington.
“Kentucky is one
of the poorest states in the nation and ranks in the top 10 when it
comes to statistics for preventable diseases. As a single parent, I
have had to learn to use the resources available in my community to
provide for my children when money is limited or non-existent. My hope
is that given additional tools, training, and knowledge, I can empower
other young people to become more self-sufficient and to join the food
justice movement to increase our access to real food.”
Please let us know if you would like to be added to our public sustainability contact list by clicking here.
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