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and the caring support of thecommunity. Research shows healthy meal support is a low-cost “upstream”investment that significantly improves health outcomes and lowers health carecosts. Their program reduces social isolation and leads to significantlong-term changes in eating habits – which means healthier people and fewerillnesses in the future.
All the meals Ceres provides are prepared by youth ages 14and up who volunteer in the ¾ acre food production garden and three commercialkitchen sites in Marin and Sonoma Counties. Ceres’ expert mentors give teensthe opportunity to learn to cook and eat for health, gain the skills to besuccessful at school and work, develop leadership, become change-makers intheir community, and discover the joy of giving back. The average youth worksat Ceres for a year and many for much longer. Two youth serve as voting memberson our board of directors and all of our youth are authentically engaged inplanning and decision-making throughout the organization.
Ceres also educates the whole community about the vitalimportance of a diet based on healthy organic and locally produced foods, andprovide the knowledge, skills and inspiration for people to make and maintainreal change in how they eat.
To learn more, visit ceresproject.org.
Location:
Ceres Kitchen
7351 Bodega Ave
Sebastopol, CA 95472
Ceres Garden
1005 Gravenstein Hwy
Sebastopol, CA 95472
Ceres Community Project
P.O. Box 1562
Sebastopol, CA 95473
(707) 829-5833
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