The New York Times – Winnie Hu
“In an unusual English class at Hostos Community College in the Bronx, students do not immerse themselves in the words of Chaucer, Fitzgerald or García Márquez. Instead, they study food critics like Michael Pollan and thinkers like Wendell Berry, write essays on the merits of processed versus unprocessed foods, and run their own farmers’ market on campus as part of their research…Hostos’s program is intended to train a new generation of professionals in the food industry and empower them to address longstanding socioeconomic issues involving food in their communities. At a time when the Bronx, the city’s poorest borough, faces a growing health crisis from diabetes and obesity related illnesses, many residents say they do not have convenient or affordable access to fresh fruits and vegetables.”(more)