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 and his wife, Juli Perry, farm four acres in coastal Maine, growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, rabbits, chickens, and sheep to feed their family and their neighbors. They grow food in ways that build rich soil,
03-06-2013
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: the Senate and House Agriculture Committees each passed a version of the Bill, and the full Senate began debate on their version last week. Congress has been on break this week, but the Senate may
31-05-2013
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 from the Bridges Out of Poverty training to elements of successful nutrition education programs. You can dig into the conference materials here. I presented on the intersections of emergency food and community food security. I
29-05-2013
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 a large low-income community. Stephanie shared that many of her students will go without food during the summer, because school lunch is the only meal that many of them regularly eat. Across the country, summer
28-05-2013
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 join the CIW’s innovative Fair Food Program. The program is a collaboration between Florida’s tomato growers, major retailers, and farmworkers, ensuring the human rights and dignity of farmworkers through guarantees of basic rights such as
24-05-2013
Hanna Winery and WhyHunger Team Up for Concert to End Hunger House Concert Series Kicks Off with Music from Jen Chapin May 23, 2013 Hanna Winery proudly joins WhyHunger, a leading nonprofit in the fight against hunger and poverty, to kick off the "Homemade Jams: 100 House Concerts to End Hunger" campaign with a performance by Jen Chapin on June 28
23-05-2013
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 and his wife, Juli Perry, farm four acres in coastal Maine, growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, rabbits, chickens, and sheep to feed their family and their neighbors. They grow food in ways that build rich soil,
03-06-2013
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: the Senate and House Agriculture Committees each passed a version of the Bill, and the full Senate began debate on their version last week. Congress has been on break this week, but the Senate may
31-05-2013
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 from the Bridges Out of Poverty training to elements of successful nutrition education programs. You can dig into the conference materials here. I presented on the intersections of emergency food and community food security. I
29-05-2013
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 a large low-income community. Stephanie shared that many of her students will go without food during the summer, because school lunch is the only meal that many of them regularly eat. Across the country, summer
28-05-2013
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 join the CIW’s innovative Fair Food Program. The program is a collaboration between Florida’s tomato growers, major retailers, and farmworkers, ensuring the human rights and dignity of farmworkers through guarantees of basic rights such as
24-05-2013
Hanna Winery and WhyHunger Team Up for Concert to End Hunger House Concert Series Kicks Off with Music from Jen Chapin May 23, 2013 Hanna Winery proudly joins WhyHunger, a leading nonprofit in the fight against hunger and poverty, to kick off the "Homemade Jams: 100 House Concerts to End Hunger" campaign with a performance by Jen Chapin on June 28
23-05-2013