What is Healthy Economics?
A systematic approach of bridging volunteers into a communities generation gap to emphasize and promote a sustainable, local economy.
The two main systems of Healthy Economics are :1) The Food System and 2) The Educational system.
The strategy to build Healthy Economics utilizes four main programs (websites) to partner both The food system and the educational system to create healthy economics.
The four main programs of Healthy Economics:
1stSaturdays.com- the official monthly volunteer day. Also promotes other events in the community.
Friends of School.org- strengthens students government, pta’s, alumni associations, business partners in every neighborhood through the high schools.
Mo’ Better Food.com – develop social enterprises that increase access to healthy fruits and vegetables. For example, building school gardens, farmers markets, cooperative grocery stores are the type of social enterprises that Mo’ Better Food has produced over the years that increase access to healthy fruits and vegetables.
The Intergenerational Enterprise – The name of the gathering of people ( the generations) attempting the above strategies in every community that work to enable a community to increase its ability of being locally sustained.
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