On Saturday night's show March 5th , 2022 at 8:00 pm EST we will be speaking with Spirit Mike aka Michael Chaney.
Michael Chaney, founder of New World Growers is a long-time food activist and urban farmer.
New World Growers focus is to educate and organize private and community gardens that promotes health and economy through food security.
Michael Chaney currently teaches gardening to youth at the Lina Bean Academy, an Afro-centered K12 private school and special needs center in East Tampa,
He established, a youth education, and community garden program in partnership with Tampa Police Department Resources in Community Hope (R.I.C.H.) House program that works to enhance neighborhood safety through collaboration between police and residents in high-crime areas. He helped the reorganization of 813 Hood Garden and lectures at numerous events including the Vegan Fest in Ocala.
In early 2021, he became known as the stimulus check gardener, on Bay News 9, by using his check to turn his front yard into a food garden and urban farm.
He’s expanded this mission to improve community food access by founding Southside Community Garden, at Southside Fresh Market, a nonprofit project, that works to establish local urban agriculture projects and working to re-center low-income communities in the food security movement. Michael became a participating vendor and advisor to the Southside Fresh Market, upon their opening April 2021 and dedicates himself to the organization’s mission of inspiring individuals to engage in the community creation of access to healthy food and economy in South St Petersburg.
To Contact Spirit Mike: 813 458 8995 michaelchaney34@yahoo.com www.newworldgrowers.com www.southsidefreshmarket.com
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