Mena Kamel
Role
Researcher
Designer
Writer
Project Type
Service Design
This project was created as part of The Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge following the COVID-19 pandemic
in 2020. The challenge was focused on ideas inspired by the cultural shift that occurred during the pandemic.
FRUITFUL: A COMMUNITY FARMBANK
The Challenge
Our objective was to design a system to bridge the gap between farm surplus and soaring food insecurity in BIPOC communities.
Background
Food insecurity disproportionately affects BIPOC communities.
The relationship between race/ethnicity and food insecurity is complex and is intertwined with other established determinants.
In 2020, between March and May, over 1 billion dollars in California farm waste was recorded; many farmers were forced to destroy millions of pounds of perishable produce due to Covid-19.
Process
Our objective was to design a system to bridge the gap between farm surplus and soaring food insecurity in BIPOC communities.
