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.”

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