Two weeks ago, Wisconsin dairy farmer Joel Greeno, University of Minnesota student Anthony Pahnke and Maine vegetable farmer Bob St. Peter traveled to Immokalee, Florida, for
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Support WhyHunger’s Hungerthon!
Candice Comisi
Tomorrow is the final day of Hungerthon 2012, WhyHunger's annual campaign and radio broadcast to fight hunger! Join us and our amazing community partners as we
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Stories from the National Hunger Hotline: Surviving Sandy
Candice Comisi
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, WhyHunger’s National Hunger Hotline (1-866-3-HUNGRY) is fielding calls from hundreds of families affected by the storm, connecting them with
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USDA Awards $4.5 million to Farm to School Programs
Candice Comisi
WhyHunger is proud to congratulate our partners in winning USDA's first-ever Farm to School Grant Awards! Part of the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food initiative, the award
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A Tale of Two Thanksgivings
Candice Comisi
After recent success with Chipotle, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is continuing their campaign with another Big Food corporation in the fight for fair food: Publix Super Markets.
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And the winner is…
Candice Comisi
The Delta Fresh Foods Initiative (DFFI), our Building Community Power to Eliminate Food Deserts partner, has just released a video showcasing their 2012 Growing Together Garden Network
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Food Sovereignty from Brooklyn, NY, to Lawrence, KS
Candice Comisi
Food sovereignty is the right of all people to determine their own food and agriculture policies – it is essentially the democratization of the food
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Did you read it?: Why California’s Proposition 37 should matter to anyone who cares about food.
Candice Comisi
The food movement is abuzz with Michael Pollan's latest New York Times Magazine op-ed. The piece asks the questions: Will California’s Proposition 37 (an initiative that
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Eco-Village Thrives in Haiti after the Devastating Earthquake
Candice Comisi
By Debbie Grunbaum, Director of Communications We had lost everything. Our houses were destroyed, there was no drinking water — we had enormous difficultly, explains
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On Film: Generation Food
Candice Comisi
By Siena Chrisman, Programs Communications Manager We're excited here at WhyHunger about our friend Raj Patel's new "fair film" and community-building project, Generation Food. The
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