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Urban Farming & Food Justice In East County with Zenger Farm

Street Roots Radio

Release Date: 11/13/2024

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Welcome to Street Roots Radio. This is an XRAY.FM collaboration with Portland Local Publication Street Roots. Street Roots publishes a weekly social justice newspaper sold by people experiencing homelessness and poverty to earn an income.  This week Street Roots Jeremiah Hayden talks about his cover article in which a group of immigrant rights activists going to the Tacoma ICE detention center.  To get a physical copy of the issue released each Wednesday, or read more online at .  Episode Credits: Interview: Host & Producer: , Freelance Reporter Post-Production &...

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East Portland's History of Disinvestment:


Other folks working on climate resilience and food justice East of 82nd Ave: 
  • DePave (turning unused parking lots/pavement into greenspace)
  • Verde (building climate resilience infrastructure in Cully for communities of color)
  • Urban Gleaners (Collecting good, nutritious food that would otherwise go to waste and distributing it for free to those in need)
  • Equitable Giving Circle (supporting BIPOC families through CSA boxes, a free food pantry, and financial assistance)
  • Black Oregon Land Trust (Creating access to land ownership, preservation, farming, food justice, and cultural sovereignty for Black farmers). 
  • Kindness Farm (similar to Zenger: creating access to fresh produce, environmental/agriculture education, and focus on reaching marginalized communities)


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Episode Credits:

Interview: Jeremiah Hayden, Street Roots Reporter

Host & Producer: Nina Dabit, XRAY.FM Development Director

Post-Production & Editing:  Kyle Gilmer, Residual Audio