Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps learns Food Security & Food Sovereignty at GSC Food Resiliency Hub

The Guam Green Growth Conservation Corps (G3CC) rolled up its sleeves and partnered with Guåhån Sustainable Cultures (GSC) during the week of June 9, for a deep dive into food sustainability and agriculture.

At the GSC Food Resiliency Hub in Yona, the G3CC learned about food security and food sovereignty, two pillars of sustainable food practices, the former of which ensures access to affordable and healthy food options to all people while the latter is a system wherein the people who grow, share, and eat farmed foods also govern its production and distribution.

The G3CC also helped to prepare garden beds for medicinal plants used in CHamoru culture alongside students enrolled in GSC’s summer program.

The fifth cohort of the G3CC rounded out the week at the Hub by tending to the coffee and fruit gardens on the property. They also assisted in harvesting pandanus leaves.

The group learned the proper and safest ways to plant papaya and pineapple, and helped remove Antigonon leptopus, an invasive species of perennial vine more commonly known as the “chain-of-love” vine.

With this week in books, the G3CC members now feel even more prepared for the emerging green economy with the skills shared by GSC and partners in sustainability like them.

According to members, it is through collaborations like this that the seeds of a more sustainable future for all people are grown.