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March 22, 2019

Who Fishes Matters: What It Means To Protect Our Waters & Those Providing For & From Them

Many people dream of vacationing at an exotic destination someday. Perhaps someplace with sandy white beaches and endless clear skies, nestled against a backdrop of mountains. But how many consider what it took to actually build that luxury resort? Not the actual price tag, but…

June 16, 2011

What Keeps Me Fighting

Maria do Livramento Santos fights to protect the mangroves, the habitat for the shrimp she relies on for income, and the heritage that was passed…

June 15, 2011

The White House Garden and a Brooklyn School Farm

We’re big fans of the White House Kitchen Garden – we love how it’s helped to change the national conversation about food and inspired so…

June 14, 2011

Cash Grants of Up to $7,000 – HCSRA Application Deadline July 1, 2011

The Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards (HCSRA) is a national grant program providing economic resources and networking opportunities to outstanding community-based organizations for their creative and…

June 9, 2011

2010 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards Networking Day

WhyHunger’s 4th Annual Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards Networking Day brought in food activists from around the country to meet, swap stories, share innovative ideas, skills,…

June 8, 2011

2010 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award Winners are Honored in NYC

On Monday, June 6th, our 2010 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award winners were honored at our annual WhyHunger-Chapin Awards Dinner. The evening’s honorees included New York…

June 3, 2011

Check them out – Food What?!’s Annual Strawberry Blast!

Do you have a youth program? Are you looking for ways to engage and empower youth using food? Check out Food What?! in Santa Cruz,…

June 2, 2011

New Resource: USDA Introduces the Food Desert Locator

In May the USDA introduced a new tool to help communities, city planners, researchers and policy makers locate “food deserts” in their own backyards. The…

June 1, 2011

WhyHunger heads West!

WhyHunger recently paid a visit to the good people of the Central Coast School Food Alliance in Santa Cruz County. Read our postings for details…

June 1, 2011

Food Voices: Maintaining a Space

An installment in the "Food Voices" series taking a look at community supported fisheries.

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Who Fishes Matters: What It Means To Protect Our Waters & Those Providing For & From Them