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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Student from Seeds in the Middle on Fresh Food Access in Her Community
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A 13-year-old student from IS 68 Middle School testifies about her work with Seeds in the Middle to bring affordable fresh produce to her community. She highlights the lack of healthy food options in her neighborhood and the impact of trying fresh-squeezed orange juice at their market.
- Lee emphasizes the difficulty of finding affordable healthy food in her community compared to other neighborhoods.
- She discusses her research on misleading food labels and the importance of understanding what food is truly healthy.
- Lee calls for more funding to expand fresh food markets in communities like hers, emphasizing the potential impact on student leadership and community health.
Wylna Lee
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So good morning.
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My name is Wylna Lee.
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I'm 13 years old, and I attend IS sixty eight Middle School.
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Along with my fellow student government leaders, I am proud to be working with Season the Middle to bring fresh fruits and vegetables right here in front of our school so we could sell it to our community at an affordable price.
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We're doing this because finding affordable healthy food in our neighborhood can be really difficult.
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While other communities have markets full of fresh produce, I walk around mine only to see expensive and processed food.
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How are we supposed to make healthy choices if we're never given the chance to?
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To be honest, as a fruit juice lover, I've never really loved orange juice until I tried the fresh squeezed orange juice that we were selling at a market.
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That moment made me realize how fresh food can actually change a person.
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It was so refreshing and it had so much flavor in it that I saw the difference between the market broad orange juice.
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Also, while preparing for upcoming District 18 presentation, I've been researching how food labels can be confusing to understand and also misleading.
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Right now, I have a better understanding on how tricky it can be to know what food is actually healthy to eat.
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Everyone deserves access to fresh food that can bring both joy and health into their lives.
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That's why seeds in the middle needs your support.
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With more funding, they can expand and create more fresh food market like in communities like ours.
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Your help won't just support student leadership or also improve the health and well-being in our whole neighborhood.
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Thank you for listening and thank you for believing in our future.