{"id":30736,"date":"2026-02-19T09:36:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/misbf.org\/?post_type=members&#038;p=30736"},"modified":"2026-06-02T15:52:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:52:34","slug":"ricardo-tavarez","status":"publish","type":"members","link":"https:\/\/misbf.org\/es\/members\/ricardo-tavarez\/","title":{"rendered":"Ricardo Tav\u00e1rez"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Ricardo Tav\u00e1rez, Director Ejecutivo, New City Neighbors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ricardo Tav\u00e1rez, l\u00edder afrolatino de ascendencia dominicana y puertorrique\u00f1a, es el Director Ejecutivo de New City Neighbors, donde lidera la misi\u00f3n de la organizaci\u00f3n sin fines de lucro de empoderar a la juventud y fomentar la comunidad y las oportunidades mediante la agricultura urbana sostenible. Con su experiencia en negocios internacionales y marketing, Tav\u00e1rez supervisa iniciativas que crean v\u00edas de desarrollo laboral para j\u00f3venes, un din\u00e1mico programa de aprendizaje agr\u00edcola y ofertas de la granja a la mesa que fortalecen el sistema alimentario local.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Desde que Tav\u00e1rez asumi\u00f3 el mando en 2019, el programa de agricultura urbana de New City Neighbors se ha expandido a cuatro ubicaciones en el oeste de Michigan, incluyendo una nueva granja actualmente en desarrollo en el coraz\u00f3n del barrio de Creston. Gracias a las contribuciones colectivas de donantes y vecinos, este sitio preservar\u00e1 espacios verdes hist\u00f3ricos, albergar\u00e1 un nuevo centro de aprendizaje agr\u00edcola y proporcionar\u00e1 terrenos de incubaci\u00f3n para agricultores urbanos emergentes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Solo en 2025, New City Neighbors produjo 25,000 libras de productos frescos dedicados a centros de recursos alimentarios, junto con sus acciones de agricultura apoyada por la comunidad, lo que aument\u00f3 su impacto en el acceso equitativo a los alimentos y la transformaci\u00f3n de los vecindarios en el \u00e1rea de Grand Rapids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adem\u00e1s de liderar la misi\u00f3n y el trabajo de New City Neighbors, Tav\u00e1rez es ministro ordenado de la Iglesia Unida de Cristo, autor, artista y fot\u00f3grafo galardonado. Sus temas art\u00edsticos suelen incluir la naturaleza, las flores y los jardines. 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