Here is what "the foodies" have been up to so far:
-We have been meeting with various community partners, UW Student Organizations, UW faculty, UW grad and undergrad students collecting information and data to create a meta-anaylsis on food justice within Madison (specifically the south park street area).
-We have been gathering data through library searches on medicinal herbs, especially use among the Hmong community
-We have been making connections, developing contacts, and networking like crazy to try and find out as much as we can
-We have had some really great meetings with the Community Pharmacy, Red Sage, Slow Food, organizers of various farmers markets, and nursing students
-We have been observing local farmers markets for products, vender, and buyer demographics
Our goals for November:
-Create a GIS map, citing alternative medicine providers
-Foster a community Dialogue
At this point out tentative date is December 2nd. The event will be held at night, and most likely in the memorial
union. please let us know if you would like to attend our participate! We are inviting various community
organizations whom center themselves around alternative forms of medicine.
-IRB approval
-Work independently on our meta-analysis
-Herb anthology?
Our deliverables:
ReplyDeleteMap
Meta Analysis
Fact Sheet
Documented dialogue