The Charles B. Washington Public Library in North Omaha serves as a gathering place of hope, education and positive engagement despite the myriad of struggles that families experience related to poverty….
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STEP-UP Omaha Learns About Urban Agriculture
STEP-UP Omaha is a local program of the Empowerment Network for youth between the ages of 14 and 21. The program exposes them to community service, work experience, internships and…
Continue readingProject Localize in Omaha Expands to Three Schools
Project Localize in Omaha is an educational program that helps classrooms identify and promote sustainable economic, cultural and social progress in their communities. In Project Localize we work with schools to engage students…
Continue readingLocal horticulture graduate completes first organic farming internship
by Susan Whitfield Blooms Organic and No More Empty Pots collaborated to launch a pilot paid organic farming internship in 2016. The goal of the pilot was to train future…
Continue readingLibrary cooking demo brings holiday cheer
No More Empty Pots is no stranger to cooking demos at the library. For the past five years Washington Branch library of the Omaha Public Library system hosted a holiday…
Continue readingFrom garden to table with 23 teens
On July 20, 23 teens and two staff from AIM Summer Academy spent the day with staff and volunteers at No More Empty Pots (NMEP) gardening and cooking. After an…
Continue readingWhen a matriarch issues a challenge
In April 2015, on her 65th birthday, Bea Cerasoli gave each of her children a check & challenge. Use the money in the next year within your community and report…
Continue readingLA Kitchen: Revealing the power of food
Recently, Susan and I traveled to Los Angeles to see culinary workforce training programs in action. The visit to LA Kitchen was fantastic! Robert Egger, staff and students were gracious hosts. It was day one for Class…
Continue readingExploring new foods at Blackburn High School
Since November a few teen parents at Blackburn have been exploring new foods, expanding their palates and learning food preparation techniques with staff from No More Empty Pots. The first…
Continue readingCarlynn’s Chair
We were honored to be among the organizations that Carlynn and Larry chose in memorium to Carlynn’s life and her work. You donated generously and because of you $2500 was raised…
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