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“We are introducing a new model of business to the community.” In honor of Co-op and Employee Ownership Month, learn how a co-op in Detroit is advancing Black food sovereignty: https://bit.ly/3BEImgT

As Thanksgiving approaches, we're reflecting on the many things we're grateful for at Rice Business — from our close-knit community to unforgettable traditions like Partio and the Owlympics. Want to see what else we cherish? Check out "50 Things We Love" in Rice Business magazine, and let us know what YOU love most in the comments below. 💙🦉 ➞ https://lnkd.in/gty-Xp35

From our family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving! Wishing you a day filled with gratitude, good food, and great company. This Thanksgiving, we are grateful for all the meaningful relationships we have created with our clients, employees, and within the community. #Thanksgiving #grateful #FMS #FMSpbc #facilitiesmanagementservices #commercialcleaning #hospitalcleaning #officecleaning #schoolcleaning #universitycleaning #constructioncleaning #professionalcleaning

Modern Mediterranean Food in 30 Recipes

Listen to Malik Yakini, co-founder and former Executive Director of grantee partner the DETROIT BLACK COMMUNITY FOOD SECURITY NETWORK INC in conversation with Oran Hesterman of Fair Food Network in this roundtable series focused on innovative, community-owned food organizations that are creating positive change in Detroit and beyond. Yakini discusses his work, growing community resilience through food, and "how innovative, community-owned food organizations in Detroit and across the U.S. are forwarding the Black Food Sovereignty movement." Listen to the recording: https://lnkd.in/gT68Qu6x Learn more about this grantee partner: https://lnkd.in/dKuhzjsr #SpiritualEcology #GranteePartner #FoodSovereignty #LandCare

Today, we gather to give thanks for the blessings in our lives, both big and small. We reflect on what we are grateful for, spend quality time with loved ones, and enjoy delicious food together. #FinancialPlanning #Louisiana #RedRiverInvestmentsGroup

21 Desserts That Are Easy Enough for Beginners

Wishing a meaningful Yom Kippur and an easy, meaningful fast to those observing the holiday.   Holidays and observances like this serve as reminders of the importance of preserving culture and traditions. As Kol Nidre begins on Friday, the most sacred evening of the year before Yom Kippur, I will envelop myself in my tallit, a prayer shawl gifted to me by my siblings during my bat mitzvah. My tallit symbolizes for me a heritage of spirituality passed down to me, underlining my responsibility to contribute to a community that values unity and advocacy for others.   Food also holds a significant place in my heritage, like so many New Yorkers that we serve. It embodies tradition, love, and history, enriching life with meaning and memories. Many of us cherish certain foods at specific times of the year, recognizing that access to them enhances the richness of life. Because of this I understand the central role that different foods play in the lives of individuals across diverse communities. For my family, it's my mother's cherished matzah ball soup during Passover, a recipe passed down through five generations, and on Rosh Hashanah, it's the sweetness of honey cake and apples and honey symbolizing hope for the year ahead.   Food Bank For New York City's food procurement and nutrition teams collaborate diligently to prioritize culturally significant foods in our inventory year-round. We have introduced over 30 new items recently, including whole grain masa flour, dates, yuca, bok choy, and more, ensuring these foods reach the communities in need in a timely manner.   Food isn't nutritious if someone won't eat it. It's essential that we consider cultural sensitivities, such as not providing ham to a kosher-observant community. By offering foods that are familiar and resonant with New Yorkers, we not only support individuals in seeking food assistance but also cultivate an environment where they feel accepted and valued.

Reflections and take-aways from an interactive session focused on a 3 year learning journey faculty and cohort members took together, with a focus on creating just and equitable community food systems and food policy councils. Bottom line, when you prioritize deep trust and caring relationship, so much falls into place ... "I’ve learned that #relationships drive change. We need each other, but more than that, we need to be known by each other to build the kind of #trust required for this work!" "I learned that people outside of my community #care as deeply about all the things we work on as much as we do. It was a revelation!" "How important it is to participate in creating #community where people feel a sense of #belonging." "Patience and #learning to respond with real #Love." "Good things come from #grace." More reflections on one of the most powerful collective experiences can be found here (spoiler alert: place, history and an ethic of hosting really matter!!!) https://lnkd.in/eQHGt8Jf