Edacious - Food Talk For Gluttons

Welcome to Giving Back November! All month long I'm profiling food nonprofits in our area. Meet John Hernandez, president of UVA's Hoos for Heifers, whose mission is twofold: get students out to the farm to see how our food is grown, and collect funds so folks in need can enjoy local grass-fed beef. John, a history major, comes from a 4th-generation family of cattle farmers in Bristol, Virginia which makes him uniquely qualified for this endeavor. As he states, "I'm a Carhartt kid in a North Face world." I met John's parents, Johnna and Saul Hernandez of Mi Terra Farm at the Appalachian Food Summit in September. When I heard John's unique perspective, I knew I had to have him on the show. Through a partnership with Bill and Cynthia McCaskill of Quarters Farm and Loaves and Fishes, a Charlottesville-based food pantry, John and all the members of Hoos for Heifers are ensuring students have a hands-on experience and needy folks get to enjoy organic pasture-raised beef which is better for you but can be prohibiti