Tallahassee, Florida, the capital city of the Sunshine State, boasts a nearly 12-month growing season, rich soils, and a climate that
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The Racialization of SNAP Policy
Rae Gomes
I had been told by another Black mother to go to the Dekalb Job Center office right before they opened. That way, you avoid the
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The ROOT Report: Awakening the healing traditions of Afro-Caribbean food
whyhunger
In the South Bronx and Northern Manhattan, many people find it difficult to get consistent access to fresh, healthy and nutritious
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Answering the Call for Justice
Anya Sacharow
In the northwest of Washington state, the northwest corner of the Pacific Northwest, sits berry country. In this area between the Cascade Mountains and the
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The ROOT Report: It’s Never Just About Food
whyhunger
For more than 20 years, the Women’s Association for the Development of Sacatepéquez (AFEDES) has organized to protect buen vivir, or
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Food Sovereignty And Agrarian Reform in Nicaragua
Betty
Editor’s Note: In January, WhyHunger staff joined a 10-day delegation coordinated by the Friends of the ATC – a solidarity network that supports the Asociación de Trabajadores del Campo
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Women’s History Month: A Q&A with Iowa Farmer, Patti Naylor
Colin Lawton
For Women’s History Month, we recognize the great strides and invaluable work of women worldwide contributing to the transformation of our human landscape through social,
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What We’re Reading… Women’s Month Article Roundup
Fatema Kamal
WhyHunger works to end global hunger and poverty by critically examining and addressing their root causes and providing resources and support to grassroots movements led
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Globalize the Hope: How a Women-Led Coffee Cooperative Transforms Their Society Through Food Sovereignty, Feminism and Family
Colin Lawton
Story by Colin Lawton, including contextual analysis and translation by Betty Fermin Resilience. Fortitude. Determination. Strength. Care. Love. Some of the terms that come
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Happy Mother’s Day! Food Justice Moms
Calondra McArthur
We know that women are disproportionally affected by hunger around the globe and that mothers are often the ones on the frontlines leading the resistance
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