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Kale & Feta Turnovers

Kale & Feta Turnovers: A Quick Save, a Big Win At the MLK Jr. Educational Campus, creativity in the kitchen is always on the menu. ...
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TFFJ Spotlight: Student Rea M.

Growing More Than Food: How Rea Found Purpose in the Farm When Rea M. first joined the Teens for Food Justice (TFFJ) elective at The ...
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From Seeds to Solutions: Celebrating Our 2025 Student Leadership Conference

On May 30, 2025, more than 100 students from 14 schools across New York City gathered at Teach for America for Teens for Food Justice’s ...
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Building Community, One Relationship at a Time: Jessenia Preciado Named 2025 Food Policy Rising Star

Building Community, One Relationship at a Time: Jessenia Preciado Named 2025 Food Policy Rising Star We’re proud to celebrate Jessenia Preciado, Teens for Food Justice’s ...
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The New York Community Trust Awards TFFJ Two-Year Grant to Expand Far Rockaway Farm Hub

Teens for Food Justice Awarded $360,000 Grant from The New York Community Trust to Expand Hydroponic Farming and Food Justice Education in Far Rockaway New ...
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Basil Lemon Cookies

Basil Lemon Cookies At Bruce Randolph School in Denver, 10th grade students turned a farm harvest into a sweet surprise—baking Lemon Basil Cookies using fresh ...
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TFFJ Spotlight: College Volunteer Wascar S.

How Wascar’s Journey from Student to Advocate is Rewriting the Food Justice Playbook When Wascar S. picked up a brown paper bag filled with two ...
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Teens for Food Justice Expands Far Rockaway Farm Hub with New M.S. 053 Hydroponic Farm

QUEENS, NY — On Thursday, April 24th, 2025, Teens for Food Justice (TFFJ), together with key community partners, officially launched a new school-based hydroponic farm ...
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TFFJ Spotlight: Chana Chenfeld

Building a Movement: Co-Founder Chana Chenfeld on the Mission, Growth, and Future of TFFJ Chana Chenfeld’s journey with Teens for Food Justice (TFFJ) started at ...
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Pupusas with Cilantro Salsa & Curtido

At Far Rockaway Educational Campus, TFFJ students took on the challenge of making pupusas from scratch—and they delivered! Pupusas, a beloved dish from El Salvador, ...
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Celebrating the Winners of the 2025 SLC T-Shirt Design Contest

We’re so excited to announce the winners of our first-ever T-Shirt Design Competition for the 2025 Student Leadership Conference! Students across the network submitted powerful, ...
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Spicy Asian Cucumber Salad

Spicy Asian Cucumber Salad 6th grade class at The Scholars Academy | Inspired by a recipe from @mushykimchi | Made with cucumbers harvested from the ...
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