About Us
Zahanati is a information dispensary service for the community that promotes Health & Wellness through Urban Farming, Nutrition Consulting, Workshops and Holistic Alternatives. We are a coalition of organizations and individuals working together to build food security in North Minneapolis community by:
1) Influencing public policy;
2) Promoting urban agriculture;
3) Encouraging co-operative buying;
4) Promoting healthy eating habits;
5) Facilitating mutual support and collective action among members
6) Encouraging young people to pursue careers in agriculture, aquaculture,animal husbandry, bee-keeping and other food related fields.
African Americans suffer from Diabetes, Heart Disease, Gout, Obesity, High Blood Pressure, Fibroid Tumors, Cancer...etc. These illnesses are directly related to diet, what a mother eats during pregnancy, what our children ingest, what we as elders eat, can all be prevented and eliminated by changing our diets.
Mexican Americans
· 6.5 % of women suffer from low birth weight
· 9.4% have fair or poor health: 9.4%
· 31% of men 20 years and over are obese (2005-2008)
· 43% of women 20 years and over are obese (2005-2008)
Native American Health
Federal statistics show that for years, the 1.5 million people who live on or near reservations have seen children die at about twice the national rate. Quoted in the article is Jon Perez, director of behavioral health at the federal Indian Health Service, who said, “What you have are developing countries right in the heart of the United States. Each has a history of neglect and a legacy of trauma that explains these disparities. We need this history not as excuses for the disparities but as a need to intervene.”
The 10 leading Causes of Death for Asian Americans
White - Non Hispanic Americans
131.9 % deaths per 100,000 population suffer from coronary heart dis-ease, [which does not represent a disparity, hovever it demonstrates a need for nutritional improvement for all ethnic groups.] ~ April 2011 report MCHD, Office of Health and Social Justice.
The Problem
Organic produce and whole grains nourish your body, but are expensive!
The Solution
Create more community access to organic produce and make it affordable to all! Affirm everyone's right to food that is good, safe, healthful, and fair.
Long Term Goal
Is to connect inner-city youths to the earth, and participate in a holistic training program where they will learn about nutrition and experiential farming, from the classroom to the farm, a skill that they will pass down to their own children. Provide a paid youth employment program, and bridge the generational divide through community engagement and harvest celebrations.
Our Mission
To act as a dispensary of health and wellness information to the community at low or no cost.
