Food Writing for Food Banks

Cook up language, share a meal of words, and support hunger relief.

What This Is

A four-week workshop where we write about food as memory, story, and solidarity. We’ll draft sensory-rich memoir, recipe-essays, and micro-manifestos — then package a class zine whose sales keep the giving going.

Food Justice Commitment

We route 50% of all proceeds directly to community food banks.

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What You'll Learn

Build scene-level texture with taste, sound, and heat
Blend recipe logic with narrative arcs
Tie the plate to place, labor, and access without losing voice
Make writing that calls readers to action

How It Runs

Schedule
Rolling admission • 4 weeks • Weekly 90-minute sessions (Zoom)

Deliverable
A class zine (PDF/printable) you can share or sell to raise more funds

Audience
Teen & adult writers; beginners welcome

Community
Optional Slack channel for swaps, recipe notes, and accountability

Pricing (Sliding Scale)

$20 per session
$75 full course
Solidarity: Pay-what-you-can. No one turned away.

Secure Your Spot

If you have steady income, consider paying on the higher end to expand access.

Why Food, Why Now

Food stories are labor stories, migration stories, and survival stories. We’ll honor taste and texture while naming systems — from food deserts to back-of-house brilliance — and practice useful beauty: language that feeds.