Empty Tables: How It Feels to Be Hungry
Whether the term used is food insecurity or food inequity, the result is simple enough: hunger.
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Market Box delivers food—and solidarity—to the people
Nyhart believes this network of trust strengthens Market Box’s work and their ties to the community. “Some recipients may ask for an extra bag for a neighbor who needs food, too. That makes it easier for us to reach folks who need the help,” she said.
There Is Enough Food, Just Not Enough Food Access
Tran locates the need for community fridges in the same problem that Roman sees: A lack of equitable distribution of the abundance of food we already have.
No Garfields Here: Sharing the Lasagna Love
Lasagna Love’s mission is simple: feed families, spread kindness, and strengthen communities. Their goal is to not only help address food insecurity, but also provide a simple act of welcome comfort and kindness during times of uncertainty and stress.
Addressing Nutrition Disparity: Accessing Healthy Food Systems
A general rule that can be seen across the globe as much as within the University of Montana’s student body, proves increasingly true: when money is tight for food, getting a hold of fruits, vegetables and other non-processed whole foods is nearly impossible.
North Carolina Group Aims to Promote Local Food
To empower under-represented farmers in Western North Carolina, address local food insecurity, and reconnect the community to the land, Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture (BRWIA) is advocating for a rejuvenated food system in Appalachia.
Fight Hunger and Grow Food with America’s Grow-a-Row
America’s Grow-a-Row works to positively improve the lives of people in the Northeast United States by planting, harvesting, rescuing, and delivering fresh produce to those in need, free of charge.
Transition Sarasota’s Suncoast Gleaning Project
To best address the steps toward resilience the Transition Movement has made in the United States over the last ten years, it seems sensible to start with a project that has contributed roughly a quarter-million pounds of organic fruits and vegetables to food insecure families since its inception in 2010
Pantry on Wheels Enables Indiana Food Bank to Increase Access for Food Insecure
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How to Crack Britain’s Destructive Addiction to Food Banks
Rightly, the Fabian Commission also recognises that food banks and poverty are also indicators of policy failure.
Gardening for Victory: One Battle for Urban Food Security
While food insecurity often brings to mind global issues and struggles in developing countries, there are many examples in developed countries of local gaps in food security.
Community Food Activists Tell Their Stories
It’s easy to dismiss issues facing people we don’t know and don’t see. Out of sight, out of mind. And if we don’t know any people grappling with hunger, that crisis can seem very abstract.