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Lyssa Houser
Garden Manager
As Garden Manager, Lyssa is excited to grow the Brainfood Youth Garden as an extension of Brainfood’s food-based youth development programming.
Lyssa’s background in food education includes experience developing and implementing intergenerational gardening programming as the Garden and Cooking Educator for the DC Department of Parks and Recreation. She also has experience leading garden education efforts through her work as the Director of Education for Wangari Gardens, where she teaches public workshops, supervises the planning and maintenance of the public gardens, and leads solar-cooked community lunches. She has also worked with Common Good City Farm, Old City Farm and Guild, Solar Household Energy, Inc, and Love & Carrots.
Lyssa’s work in DC urban agriculture is motivated by her belief that cultural connections occur easily over food and that gardens provide the physical landscape for building a healthier, more interconnected city. Brainfood is a natural fit with her passion for food education as a tool for community empowerment.
Lyssa’s background in food education includes experience developing and implementing intergenerational gardening programming as the Garden and Cooking Educator for the DC Department of Parks and Recreation. She also has experience leading garden education efforts through her work as the Director of Education for Wangari Gardens, where she teaches public workshops, supervises the planning and maintenance of the public gardens, and leads solar-cooked community lunches. She has also worked with Common Good City Farm, Old City Farm and Guild, Solar Household Energy, Inc, and Love & Carrots.
Lyssa’s work in DC urban agriculture is motivated by her belief that cultural connections occur easily over food and that gardens provide the physical landscape for building a healthier, more interconnected city. Brainfood is a natural fit with her passion for food education as a tool for community empowerment.
