Farmers are “in” right now. With today’s trend towards local food and sustainable agriculture, farmers are making the news, appearing on lists of most influential
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Tell the Obama Administration: “Protect our health and our Planet, not Big Food’s profits!”
Calondra McArthur
Reposted with permission. This was originally featured in the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy’s Think Forward blog. It’s a petition drive to spread the
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What We’re Reading Now: National Poetry Month
Calondra McArthur
To recognize National Poetry Month we’ve compiled a few poems that staff enjoy, including one written by Co-founder Bill Ayres, that convey powerful imagery, highlight
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One Call at a Time: A Conversation with Volunteer Gary Bienstock
Elena
In honor of National Volunteer Week (April 12-18), we conducted an interview with Gary Bienstock, a volunteer with WhyHunger’s Nourish Network for the Right to
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Join Us in Celebrating the International Day of Peasant Struggle
Calondra McArthur
You are invited to join WhyHunger, The Point and the NYC Community Garden Coalition (NYC CGC) for our event on Friday, April 17th from 5:30-7:00pm to
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Farmworkers Lead the Way on People’s Agroecology in the U.S.
Saulo Araujo
They work hard harvesting citrus, ferns and broccoli to put food on the table, in working conditions that are often inhumane --with limited access to
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