Yewande Komolafe’s ‘My Everyday Lagos’ & Bport's Green Village Initiative
Listen to this story as part of the full episode of Seasoned from CT Public Radio
Yewande Komolafe (Photo Kelly Marshall/ Ten Speed Press)
On this episode of SEASONED (CT Public Radio) You’ll get to know Brooklyn-based writer, recipe developer, and food stylist Yewande Komolafe. In her work for The New York Times and elsewhere, she’s a champion for West African cuisine. Producer Tagan Engel talks with Yewande about her first book, My Everyday Lagos: Nigerian Cooking at Home and in the Diaspora.
Then Tagan brings us a story from Reservoir Community Farm in Bridgeport — where Green Village Initiative is feeding its community and empowering the next generation of urban gardeners and farmers.
Green Village Initiative volunteer Jamie Swint works in the greenhouse alongside Youth Leadership Program members at Reservoir Community Farm in Bridgeport, CT. The program teaches agricultural knowledge, reinforces leadership characteristics and raises food justice awareness. (photo credit Joe Buglewicz/CT Public)
Seasoned — Oct 24, 2023