Tristan's Mission

  • INTERVIEWS

    with Queens community leaders and activists illustrate the connective power of food - plentiful, fresh and culturally diverse - and urban resilience.

  • RESEARCH

    into facets of urban food culture, security and access highlights inequities, tradition and innovative community programs.

  • REFLECTIONS

    build on current topics, paving the way for advocacy and community engagement, from micro-gardens in concrete yards to utilizing NYC’s public education system to distribute food to the neediest communities.

  • AMBASSADORS

    actively embrace food as a condition of urban resilience, committing to youth advocacy and engaging in various aspects of food culture and security.

  • A Kid's Guide

    for elementary school students serves as a lesson plan for urban resilience and community connectivity through food.

Read my Interviews and Reflections

with Queens leaders, activists and supporters, including John Wang, Founder of the Queens Night Market, Ruth Harrigan, Award-winning NYC Beekeeper, and NY State Senator John Liu, legislative advocate for strengthening NYC’s food distribution networks.

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Kid's Guide

Feeding Resilience has created a Kid's Guide to Urban Food Resilience which incorporates knowledge gained from interviews and research. This roadmap is a powerful starting point to teach young children about food, community connectivity and resilience.

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Ambassadors & Guest Bloggers

Learn more about Feeding Resilience Ambassadors, youth activists passionate about food as a tool for urban resilience. Guest Bloggers include Malcolm DeLuca, grandson of Brazilian soccer giant Pele, who cares for a dozen chickens in his Queens backyard, and Catalina Martinez, Brand Ambassador for the not-for-profit organization Cultured Kids Cuisine.

Who They Are

Who I Am | Tristan Thakur

I am the founder of Feeding Resilience, a Social Science Research Major at Brooklyn Technical High School, and a “foodie” passionate for the culturally diverse urban cuisine of Queens.

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Stay in Touch

We are looking for individuals as passionate and as interested in our cause, please do not hesitate to reach out!