Deborah Joy Corey is an award winning writer and editor. While working on a story on Maine hunger, she was shocked by the fact that one in four children in Hancock County suffers from hunger. Her interest in food justice began when she was young and noted that classmates often had no lunch.
She formed Blue Angel, a 501(c)(3), and has a number of enthusiastic volunteers to help with each acquired garden. Deborah and each Blue Angel volunteer commits wholeheartedly to improving both the quantity and quality of healthy food available to hungry families.
Deborah Joy Corey comes from a strong Canadian culture of food. Her mother was an exquisite cook and baker, and according to Corey, her father was her first example of a farm to table enthusiast. He not only patronized local gardens, but often supplied the seeds and supplies for gardeners to begin their spring planting.
“Seeds and supplies were just the beginning,” Deborah says. “The growing and harvesting was all part of my father's respectful watch for his gardening friends, and that was his excuse for the drop-by visits, which he so enjoyed. During the spring, summer and fall months, I don’t think Dad ever returned home from work without fresh vegetables and fruit for supper. Then Mom would work her magic: a huge pot of hodgepodge, roast chicken, a strawberry pie. Sitting around our large supper table, it was as if the beautifully prepared and nutritious meal not only healed us, but it bonded us, and made us stronger as a family. This is my wish for Blue Angel. That my parent’s respect for gardeners and farmers, and their love for cooking and traditions can be shared with others. Everyone deserves wonderful food memories."
Before becoming a writer, Deborah headed her own marketing business in Canada. Deborah often writes about her family and food.
She formed Blue Angel, a 501(c)(3), and has a number of enthusiastic volunteers to help with each acquired garden. Deborah and each Blue Angel volunteer commits wholeheartedly to improving both the quantity and quality of healthy food available to hungry families.
Deborah Joy Corey comes from a strong Canadian culture of food. Her mother was an exquisite cook and baker, and according to Corey, her father was her first example of a farm to table enthusiast. He not only patronized local gardens, but often supplied the seeds and supplies for gardeners to begin their spring planting.
“Seeds and supplies were just the beginning,” Deborah says. “The growing and harvesting was all part of my father's respectful watch for his gardening friends, and that was his excuse for the drop-by visits, which he so enjoyed. During the spring, summer and fall months, I don’t think Dad ever returned home from work without fresh vegetables and fruit for supper. Then Mom would work her magic: a huge pot of hodgepodge, roast chicken, a strawberry pie. Sitting around our large supper table, it was as if the beautifully prepared and nutritious meal not only healed us, but it bonded us, and made us stronger as a family. This is my wish for Blue Angel. That my parent’s respect for gardeners and farmers, and their love for cooking and traditions can be shared with others. Everyone deserves wonderful food memories."
Before becoming a writer, Deborah headed her own marketing business in Canada. Deborah often writes about her family and food.