Generation WHY: A Young Changemaker Taking the Lead | Addison Carey, Development Manager, San Diego Food System Alliance

Sep 21

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Generation WHY: A Young Changemaker Taking the Lead | Addison Carey, Development Manager, San Diego Food System Alliance

If you’re under 30 and worried about the state of the world, apologies!

If you’re under 30 and working to fix what we’ve broken, thank you!

And if this week’s guest, Addison Carey, is any indication of the passion, talent, and tenacity of next-gen changemakers, we have reason to hope.

With no delineation between her personal and professional life when it comes to climate and social justice, Addison gardens, knits, mends torn clothes, writes letters, cooks, composts, pickets and protests, and has a growing seed bank.

Just in time for #climateweek, listen in as Addison bestows the virtues of “living climate full-time,” while extending grace to those who simply “move one degree” more clean, and green, and local.

About Addison:

Born and raised in Southern California, Addison has lived and breathed environmental activism since her earliest days. After graduating with a BA in Sociology, she was determined to use her degree to bring about systems level change in the area she is most passionate about: climate and food systems. Addison spent the early years of her career employed at Solana Center for Environmental Innovation involved in grant writing, managing CRM systems and donor outreach. There, she was introduced to the vast community of environmentalists and food system advocates in San Diego County and began to integrate the knowledge of these advocates in her day to day life through composting, growing food and educating those around her in aspects of sustainability.

After her time at Solana Center, Addison became a Development Specialist at MiraCosta College where she focussed much of her efforts on establishing a secure and reliable funding source for the College’s food pantry which provides resources for the many food insecure students on campus, and more broadly helped this key community anchor tell its story and secure resources.

Today, as part of the SDFSA family, Addison pursues and promotes the intersectionality of the food system to create new solutions and amplify oppressed voices to create a sustainable and ethical food system that works for all members of our community. In her free time, you may find her knitting sweaters, baking sourdough, gardening in the yard or tumbling around with her two cats.

How you can connect with Addison:

Linkedin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/addison-carey-072a62a0/