Workshops and training programs are important for communities because they can provide individuals with valuable knowledge, skills, and resources that can help them to achieve their goals and improve their lives. In the context of food systems, workshops and training programs can help community members to learn about topics such as food security, food sovereignty, and food justice, and to develop the skills and knowledge they need to advocate for and create a more equitable and sustainable food system.

Workshops and training programs can also provide an opportunity for community members to network with one another, share ideas and resources, and build relationships and partnerships that can help to strengthen the community and create positive change. Additionally, they can help to foster a sense of community ownership and empowerment, as individuals are able to take an active role in shaping and improving their own community. Overall, development workshops can be a powerful tool for helping communities to identify and address the challenges they face, and to create positive and lasting change.

Kaizen focuses on scaffolding education, training, and networking methods developed by community leaders in our local food system and other industry leaders. The shared knowledge with impacted community members is used to address issues around our local food system and cross-pollinate our efforts to ultimately strive towards food sovereignty. Food sovereignty is the right of people to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and to define their own food and agriculture systems.