Young Kim

Young Kim

Young Kim is the Executive Director of the Fondy Food Center. A second-generation Korean-American, he grew up in Alabama, Louisiana, and North Carolina and attended Oberlin College. He likes to collect vintage fountain pens, read poetry, and come up with new material for a stand-up comedy routine that will probably never see the light of day.

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Recent Articles

Fondy Farm Feast Returns to Celebrate Food and Community Bringing Fresh, Locally Grown Food to Central City Milwaukee
Press Release

Fondy Farm Feast Returns to Celebrate Food and Community Bringing Fresh, Locally Grown Food to Central City Milwaukee

Milwaukee's finest farm-to-table chefs will prepare a delicious, multi-course meal showcasing fresh, local ingredients from the Fondy Farmers Market, Fondy Farm, and other local producers.

Urban Foodie: The Junk Food Debate
Urban Foodie

The Junk Food Debate

The bill forcing food stamp recipients to buy healthy food doesn’t address that it’s often unavailable in inner city neighborhoods.

Urban Foodie: Tips for Twenty-Somethings
Urban Foodie

Tips for Twenty-Somethings

How to get hired and be a success in the healthy food and nutrition industry -- or in any field of endeavor.

Urban Foodie: Why Hmong-Grown Produce is Different?
Urban Foodie

Why Hmong-Grown Produce is Different?

Custardy cucumbers. Fat and happy collard greens. Hmong farmers grow things in different ways.

Urban Foodie: Eating With The Season
Urban Foodie

Eating With The Season

Sick of tomatoes? Try root vegetables -- and the joys of eating seasonally.

Urban Foodie: The Truth About Fat
Urban Foodie

The Truth About Fat

It’s not just an inner city problem. More middle class whites are overweight than poor blacks.

Urban Foodie: Monster Mash
Urban Foodie

Monster Mash

Genetically modified plants are changing the food we eat.

Fondy Food Center Dedicates Organic Fruit Orchard Won in Nationwide Competition
Press Release

Fondy Food Center Dedicates Organic Fruit Orchard Won in Nationwide Competition

Milwaukee-based Fondy Food Center won an organic fruit orchard of up to 40 fruit trees valued at $5,000 for its 80-acre Port Washington farm.

Urban Foodie: Myths About Organic Food
Urban Foodie

Myths About Organic Food

“Organic” produce isn’t what you think. Better to choose Near-Ganic food.

Urban Foodie: Mount Stupid
Urban Foodie

Mount Stupid

How an “expert” learned some lessons about black culture and good food.

Urban Foodie: Food Desert or Not?
Urban Foodie

Food Desert or Not?

Researchers claim urban food deserts don’t exist, but it’s a lot more complicated than that.

Urban Foodie: Tomato Love
Urban Foodie

Tomato Love

Whether for comfort or revenge, some dishes have deep cultural roots.