The 2013 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award winners spent three days in New York City with us this week– always a highlight of our year! They
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Strengthening the Food Chain: Farmers and Workers Unite, Find Power in Numbers
Siena Chrisman
My report from this March's Farm Labor Reality Tour was published last week by the fine folks at Grist. Here's a preview… Bob St. Peter
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What We’re Reading Now: Don’t Cut SNAP
Siena Chrisman
We told you two weeks ago that the Food and Farm Bill was finally moving again, and there's been a lot of activity since then:
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A Brief History of the Emergency Food System
Jess Powers
In April, I had the pleasure of attending the California Association of Food Banks conference in Sacramento, CA. A wide selection of engaging workshops ranged
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Stories from the National Hunger Hotline: Finding Summer Meals for Students
Patricia Rojas
Stephanie, a recent caller to the National Hunger Hotline, is the principal of an elementary school in Maryland. The county her school is in includes
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Your Burgers May be Square, But Your Food Ain’t Fair
Liz Joyce
Last Saturday, upwards of 300 New Yorkers joined Florida farmworker organization the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) for a march through Manhattan to demand that Wendy's
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Gearing up for Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award Winners!
Candice Comisi
On June 3, we'll be honoring the 2013 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award winners at the WhyHunger Chapin Awards Dinner in New York City. We're excited
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What We’re Reading Now
Siena Chrisman
Some of what’s caught our eye this week… For news on the Food and Farm Bill, we’ve been following: National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Rural Coalition
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Victory for the Landless Workers Movement (MST) in Brazil
Candice Comisi
Some good news yesterday from our friends in Brazil--after 20 years of grassroots-led direct action to win title to their land, the Landless Workers Movement,
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Take Action! Farm Bill on the Move
Siena Chrisman
The Food and Farm Bill is a massive piece of legislation that shapes just about everything about how we eat, from farm to plate. It
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