A Table in the Wilderness was established in 2017 to educate individuals and families in the Oklahoma City metro area on the physical, spiritual, and environmental benefits of a plant-based lifestyle. With our Grocery Store Tours, Community Cooking Show, and Diabetes Undone programs we plan on teaching the benefits of health and wellness, animal welfare, and spirituality; and increasing the demand for healthy climate-friendly foods in food desert neighborhoods. In place of our Food Pantry, we have adopted a Food Waste Reduction Program to save food and products from going into landfills. 

Securing funding that does not promote the toxic forms of charity many funding groups promote is a difficult task. That is why we are so thankful for the support from Eat the Change Impact. This funding helps A Table in the Wilderness continue its unique approach to assisting disadvantaged communities by providing solutions for health and environmental issues that plague them.

Adamah is an environmental organization calling for climate action in Jewish communities across the nation. Eat the Change Impact ($8,500) will support Adamah’s Jewish Youth Climate Movement (JYCM) and Adamah on Campus, empowering our youth to lead on climate and social justice issues. The Changemaker grant will be devoted to supporting the expansion of JYCM and Adamah on Campus. JYCM provides infrastructure, leadership development, and ongoing mentorship to tweens, teens, and young people, empowering them to take meaningful climate and social justice leadership roles in their communities. We will engage 25 institutions, and 2,500+ people during holiday events nationwide to educate on food waste reduction, food advocacy and regenerative agriculture, and encourage climate friendly diets. 

AfriThrive Inc is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating economic opportunities for underserved African immigrant communities through building a sustainable and culturally appropriate local food system in the Greater Washington, DC area. Founded in 2019 by Dr. Truphena Choti, the organization runs a two-acre farm and supports community gardens in Montgomery County. Their community gardening program brings together a network of immigrant families to cultivate culturally appropriate varieties of African indigenous vegetables on their farm. Through significant community support, it has continued to expand to meet the growing food needs in the community.

AfriThrive will use the funding from Eat the Change Impact to expand its farming operations in their 2-acre cultural farm in Poolesville, Maryland to grow and distribute more healthy, culturally appropriate produce