Bulk Foods Translated Into Spanish, Russian and Arabic

By Jackie Barnhardt, Outreach Educator

Our bulk food bin labels have now been translated into Spanish, Russian and Arabic. Take a closer look at the labels next time you shop. New brochures have been translated into these languages inviting New Americans into the co-op as part of the From Garden to Table USDA Community Food Project grant. A special thanks goes out to former staff member Pama Heikes for her efforts on this project.

Open Harvest bulk foods are nutritious and economical, and many cultures around the world are familiar with buying and preparing whole bulk foods such as rice, beans, grains, and nuts. Yet many new arrivals to Lincoln are not aware of Open Harvest and the access we provide to natural foods. Often times as families assimilate to American lifestyles and diets, unfortunately obesity creeps in as well when New Americans transition to calorie-packed highly processed foods.

One of the objectives of the From Garden to Table project is to enhance accessibility and awareness of Open Harvest's nutritious bulk foods. We welcome Elizabeth Wolf to the From Garden to Table project as the new grant coordinator. She is distributing translated brochures to cultural centers around Lincoln. These are available in the co-op across from the produce department.

If you know of someone that might benefit from this information, please share it with them. Open Harvest is located on the STARTRAN bus route and accepts food stamps/ EBT cards. If you have suggestions for places where people may utilize Spanish, Russian, Arabic, and English information about Open Harvest bulk foods, please call Elizabeth at 475- 9033.

This summer KZUM Community Radio 89.3 will air public service announcements about Open Harvest's bulk food labels in Spanish, Russian, Arabic, and English. Community translators and KZUM foreign-language programmers will collaborate to translate, read, and record the announcements.