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February 26, 2024

Dear Community: Reflections from Jenique Jones

Dear WhyHunger Community,As you are all friends of WhyHunger I welcome you as my friends as well. As my friends, I need to share with you a conflict that has been stirring within me. As a Black woman, every February I find myself conflicted. Conflicted…

May 30, 2019

The ROOT Report: Sharing (Kitchen & Garden!) Tools for Success in Indiana

Imagine you sign up for a class on canning fresh vegetables at your local food pantry. The instructor is engaging, the…

May 23, 2019

The ROOT Report: Changing the face of farming

Lorrie Clevenger of Rise & Root Farm admits that as a young person, farming was never on her list of dream…

May 16, 2019

The ROOT Report: It’s Never Just About Food

For more than 20 years, the Women’s Association for the Development of Sacatepéquez (AFEDES) has organized to protect buen vivir, or…

May 13, 2019

The ROOT Report: Teens Nourishing Community

Growing up in the Caribbean, Sam and her brother could always count on healthy meals at home and school lunches prepared…

May 10, 2019

Perspectives: The Present-Day Situation in Venezuela Through the Voice of the Peasants

Last month, WhyHunger interviewed Kevin Rangel from the National Peasant Front Ezequiel Zamora, member of our ally global movement La Via Campesina International. The National…

May 1, 2019

Toward Economic Justice: Understanding the History of May Day in the United States

Written by Elena Seeley Growing up, my understanding of May Day in this country hardly extended beyond Maypoles and flowers. Though I knew that somehow,…

April 29, 2019

The ROOT Report: Produce Trucks Drive Change Through Albany

Imagine standing on a street corner with just a few dollars in your pocket. Your minimum wage job doesn’t pay enough…

April 24, 2019

The ROOT Report: Serving Up Locally Grown Foods to Residents of the Mississippi Delta

The Mississippi Delta is one of the most fertile areas in the country—its rich soil is perfect for growing sweet potatoes,…

April 18, 2019

Own a “Peace of Woodstock” and Help Support WhyHunger

Music has long held the power to fuel social change and is part of WhyHunger’s origin story. Since our founding by Harry Chapin, we have…

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Dear Community: Reflections from Jenique Jones