User talk:Devon Rosen/sandbox

Food Deserts:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_desert

I grew up in the city of Chicago and food deserts were something that really affected my life. I would like to add a section about food insecurity within education- touching on lack of healthy food in school lunches. In my high school, for instance, the provided free breakfasts and lunches would be the only meals that a lot of kids ate. However the foods served were high in sugar and overall incredibly unhealthy. For this reason I think education surrounding this issue desperately requires improvement.

Another area to be explored under the subject of food insecurity in education is that which occurs on college campus. An alternative proposal I implore you to consider is for me to start a wikipedia page on Anabel's Grocery. Anabel’s Grocery is a student-run, low cost grocery store that aims to alleviate the burden of food insecurity on Cornell’s campus by providing students with healthy, accessible, and affordable food. I understand that this is a slight variation from the project assigned, but I'm very involved in the organization and am passionate about the mission. The demand for information on Anabel's is great, and in the past two weeks alone I have received emails from students at both MIT and Georgetown requesting more information and interested in generating a similar project. Anabel's Grocery is a phenomenal model for addressing issues of food insecurity in college environments, and is already mentioned on Wikipedia under Elizabeth Garrett's page. I strongly believe that a Wikipedia page dedicated to Anabel's Grocery has the potentially to be an incredibly powerful tool for spreading valuable knowledge.

Food Safety of Cutting Boards:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutting_board#Hygiene

On the "Cutting Boards" Wikipedia page, the section on bacterial contamination remains extremely short and insubstantial. Food safety is a crucial part of nutrition, and I would like to flush out this section of the page. Although cutting board safety isn't exactly a breaking news controversy, improper sanitation can lead to foodborne illness and proper education regarding which cutting boards to use for which situation could serve to prevent outbreaks (which, no doubt, create controversy.) Potential topics of discussion include which type of cutting board is best for raw meat preparation, and which types of cutting boards retain the most bacteria.

Caffeine Overdose:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine#Overdose

The science of caffeine use is extremely relevant to college students. College students tend to be heavy coffee drinkers, but what happens when you over do it? I would like to expand the "overdose" section of the Caffeine Wikipedia page, focusing on contraindictions and the potential dangers of over ingestion. With the rising trend of caffeine pills, education about caffeine safety is more relevant and necessary than ever before. While researching on PubMed, I found cases of fatal overdoses and I think it's crucial for Wikipedia to contain information about how to prevent such tragic incidents. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Devon Rosen (talk • contribs) 19:59, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

Proposition and Necessity for Anabel's Grocery Wikipedia Page
As discussed in my sandbox, Anabel's Grocery is a student-run, low-cost grocery store that aims to alleviate the burden of food insecurity on Cornell’s campus by providing students with healthy, accessible, and affordable food.

Anabel's Grocery is a revolutionary model for addressing food insecurity on college campuses. While many campuses have food pantries in order to combat hunger, there is often a lot of stigma associated with the use of such facilities. College students tend to be ambitious young adults, and receiving handouts from a pantry can too easily feel invalidating.

The grocery store model is a fantastic way of leveling the playing field. Having a space on campus that all students can utilize, with the discrete application of a subsidy for those students qualifying as food insecure, does a remarkable job of making resources available to those who need them most while taking away stigma.

Anabel's Grocery is beginning to be recognized outside of Cornell as well, and a Wikipedia page dedicated to Anabel's would be a phenomenal way of sharing information about our revolutionary model. Massachusetts Institute of Technology even took note and has been in frequent communication with the Anabel's team in order to open up a similar store of their own, which they plan to open as early as fall of 2018. Anabel's staff were also recently interviewed by PBS and we will be a part of a documentary series to be released later this year.

All in all, it is an extraordinarily exciting time for Anabel's Grocery. As our sphere of influence expands, demand for knowledge about our organization steadily increases. A Wikipedia page dedicated to Anabel's would be a remarkable way for us to contribute to the online conversation about food insecurity on college campuses. If MIT was inspired, anyone could be next. A Wikipedia page is an excellent way to spread valuable information about our revolutionary model, and could even serve to indirectly help feed students around the world. The possibilities are limitless! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Devon Rosen (talk • contribs) 11:43, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Please let me know your thoughts and/or if there are any other aspects of Anabel's that you think I should address!

finding resources
Hi Devon Rosen,

I just wanted to add a list of potential resources to help you establish notability. https://journalistsresource.org/studies/society/education/college-student-hunger-food-pantry https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2016/04/29/130-people-conference-campus-hunger-sign-progress-essay http://www.dailytexanonline.com/2018/02/14/food-insecurity-can%E2%80%99t-be-solved-with-canned-goods https://ithacavoice.com/2016/08/47933/ https://www.questia.com/library/journal/1G1-533409875/smart-food-anabel-s-grocery-strives-to-create-food

That is all I found for now. Good luck! Saguaromelee (talk) 15:04, 10 May 2018 (UTC)