Summer Leadership Trainings, 2010

This summer, the Real Food Challenge held four amazing trainings around the country.  At each, about 25 students and veteran Real Food organizers converged for a powerful weekend of trainings, cooking, skill-shares, storytelling, strategizing and all-around fun.  These retreats were geared toward students who want to take on (or strengthen an existing) real food campaign on their campus. 

Click a training to access more information!

Orlando, Florida - August 11-15

Boston, Massachusetts - August 19-22

Atascadero, California - August 26-29

North Carolina - September 3-5

Each event featured a unique series of workshops ranging from storytelling as an organizing tool and "power, privilege and oppression in the food system," to ones on campaign planning and how to shift campus food systems.  All participating teams left with a full action plan for the school year.

These trainings were much more than workshops: we cooked and ate delicious meals together, visited and worked with local food justice organizations, did all sorts of outdoor activities and (of course) had dance parties!  Everyone walked away with new friends, allies, concrete skills, and the real tools tools needed to revolutionize our food system!

As one student put it:

"Informative. Empowering. This training has taught me so much: That it can be done; How to use the tools to get it done; And that I am not alone in this struggle.  Everyone was awesome and supportive, which inspires hope that the world can change for the better."

We hope to see you at our next round of trainings in Summer 2011!

Cooperative Food Empowerment Directive (CoFed)
Summer Trainings 2010

RFC partnered with CoFed to put on three summer trainings between June and August 2010. 

Click here to read more about the trainings (and about CoFed!).