On August 7, 2011, a group of 13 young Americans of many races embarked on Live Real's Food & Freedom Ride. They are traveling from Alabama and Mississippi, key points in the civil rights movement, through America's heartland of Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, and Iowa, before ending in Detroit, a city that points to a new direction for agriculture. At a
17-08-2011
I arrived in Jackson, MS, on Tuesday from New York City, to join Live Real's Food and Freedom Ride. I was headed to Shelby, a small town in the Delta about three hours northwest of Jackson, where the group was going to be running a workshop on the Food and Farm Bill at the community center, organized by WhyHunger partners
12-08-2011
The National Hunger Hotline (NHH), a service of WhyHunger's National Hunger Clearinghouse, provides real-time referrals for people in need across the U.S. to emergency food resources and assistance programs. Receiving an average of 700 calls per month, the NHH is a portal to information, assistance and resources, ultimately empowering families and individuals to meet their vital needs including fresh healthy
10-08-2011
WhyHunger is pleased to be partnering with Andrianna Natsoulas, long-time food sovereignty activist and author of the forthcoming book Food Voices: Stories of the Food Sovereignty Movement. For the past year, Andrianna has been on a journey across the Americas to capture the stories of people working towards and living a just and sustainable food system. Below is the latest
08-08-2011
“Change comes one person at a time,” says Kyoka Akers, one of the first Live Real Real Food Fellows. Kyoka, 27, is, in every sense, trying to “live real," and inspire her Bessemer, Alabama, community to do the same. Kyoka is preparing to embark on the 2011 Food and Freedom Rides tomorrow, with other young leaders who feel the same
05-08-2011
On August 7, 2011, a group of 13 young Americans of many races embarked on Live Real's Food & Freedom Ride. They are traveling from Alabama and Mississippi, key points in the civil rights movement, through America's heartland of Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, and Iowa, before ending in Detroit, a city that points to a new direction for agriculture. At a
17-08-2011
I arrived in Jackson, MS, on Tuesday from New York City, to join Live Real's Food and Freedom Ride. I was headed to Shelby, a small town in the Delta about three hours northwest of Jackson, where the group was going to be running a workshop on the Food and Farm Bill at the community center, organized by WhyHunger partners
12-08-2011
The National Hunger Hotline (NHH), a service of WhyHunger's National Hunger Clearinghouse, provides real-time referrals for people in need across the U.S. to emergency food resources and assistance programs. Receiving an average of 700 calls per month, the NHH is a portal to information, assistance and resources, ultimately empowering families and individuals to meet their vital needs including fresh healthy
10-08-2011
WhyHunger is pleased to be partnering with Andrianna Natsoulas, long-time food sovereignty activist and author of the forthcoming book Food Voices: Stories of the Food Sovereignty Movement. For the past year, Andrianna has been on a journey across the Americas to capture the stories of people working towards and living a just and sustainable food system. Below is the latest
08-08-2011
“Change comes one person at a time,” says Kyoka Akers, one of the first Live Real Real Food Fellows. Kyoka, 27, is, in every sense, trying to “live real," and inspire her Bessemer, Alabama, community to do the same. Kyoka is preparing to embark on the 2011 Food and Freedom Rides tomorrow, with other young leaders who feel the same
05-08-2011