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Fillmore community leader urges urban farming, culturally relevant food and jail culinary programs
Summary
Community leader Phyllis Bowie urged the board to support urban farming and culturally relevant food access in the Fillmore and proposed bringing gardening and culinary training into San Bruno Jail; community members and board members discussed partnerships and program disruptions caused by lockdowns.
Phyllis Bowie, founder of Living with Phyllis and Sankofa Urban Farms, told the San Francisco Sheriff's Department Oversight Board on Nov. 14 that her work in the Fillmore focuses on ‘‘fighting hunger by educating the community how to grow your own food’’ and promoting culturally relevant meals to support healing and reentry. Bowie traced her community leadership to local rent strikes and…
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