Earlier this year, the National Coordination of Peasant Organizations (CNOP) – Mali hosted 300 delegates for the International Forum on Agroecology in Nyeleni. WhyHunger was among the supporters and participant organizations. The forum brought together leaders from social movements and organizations that represent small-scale food producers to defend the agroecolgical practices that they rely on for food sovereignty and a

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 word and put pressure on the USDA and HHS to accept “sustainability” as a criteria in the next U.S. Dietary Guidelines. If you agree, join WhyHunger in signing it!  by Shefali Sharma Americans are much

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 Food. This is an edited conversation with Megan Campbell, a junior at Fordham University and the Communications Intern at WhyHunger. Volunteer Gary Bienstock Name: Gary Bienstock Age: 69 Hometown: Born in the Bronx, raised in

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 water, no breaks and exposure to harmful pesticides. But without other options, they keep on working to feed their children, and us. “To be good at harvesting broccoli, you should be able to make a

To conclude Farmworker Awareness Week, I am happy to share my experience at the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) Parade and Concert for Fair Food. The annual action, held this year in St. Petersburg, Florida, was a gathering of thousands of allies, including WhyHunger, from across the country who stepped up to raise the consciousness of consumers and fight for the