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
17-06-2011
We're big fans of the White House Kitchen Garden – we love how it's helped to change the national conversation about food and inspired so many people to try their hands at gardening. We also know that it's certainly not the only inspiring gardening project out there; community-based groups all around the country are providing their neighborhoods with the know-how
15-06-2011
The Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards (HCSRA) is a national grant program providing economic resources and networking opportunities to outstanding community-based organizations for their creative and effective approaches to fighting hunger and poverty in the United States. Cash grants of up to $7,000 will be awarded to ten community-based organizations around the country to support innovative programmatic work in the fields
14-06-2011
WhyHunger’s 4th Annual Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards Networking Day brought in food activists from around the country to meet, swap stories, share innovative ideas, skills, tools and strategies for continuing to build healthy communities. WhyHunger staff and partners facilitated networking workshops and a local site visit to the pioneering Taqwa Community Farm in Bronx, NY. [nggallery id=12] Under the shade
09-06-2011
On Monday, June 6th, our 2010 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award winners were honored at our annual WhyHunger-Chapin Awards Dinner. The evening’s honorees included New York Times food writer Mark Bittman and legendary musician and activist Rubén Blades. HCSRA guest speaker Rosalinda Guillén, the Executive Director of Community to Community Development (C2C) in Bellingham, WA, poignantly and eloquently highlighted the critical
08-06-2011
In May the USDA introduced a new tool to help communities, city planners, researchers and policy makers locate “food deserts” in their own backyards. The Food Desert Locator is an online mapping tool that highlights areas classified as “food deserts” across the country. To use the map, enter the locator and zoom in to get a closer look. Click on
02-06-2011
01-06-2011
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
17-06-2011
We're big fans of the White House Kitchen Garden – we love how it's helped to change the national conversation about food and inspired so many people to try their hands at gardening. We also know that it's certainly not the only inspiring gardening project out there; community-based groups all around the country are providing their neighborhoods with the know-how
15-06-2011
The Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards (HCSRA) is a national grant program providing economic resources and networking opportunities to outstanding community-based organizations for their creative and effective approaches to fighting hunger and poverty in the United States. Cash grants of up to $7,000 will be awarded to ten community-based organizations around the country to support innovative programmatic work in the fields
14-06-2011
WhyHunger’s 4th Annual Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards Networking Day brought in food activists from around the country to meet, swap stories, share innovative ideas, skills, tools and strategies for continuing to build healthy communities. WhyHunger staff and partners facilitated networking workshops and a local site visit to the pioneering Taqwa Community Farm in Bronx, NY. [nggallery id=12] Under the shade
09-06-2011
On Monday, June 6th, our 2010 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award winners were honored at our annual WhyHunger-Chapin Awards Dinner. The evening’s honorees included New York Times food writer Mark Bittman and legendary musician and activist Rubén Blades. HCSRA guest speaker Rosalinda Guillén, the Executive Director of Community to Community Development (C2C) in Bellingham, WA, poignantly and eloquently highlighted the critical
08-06-2011
In May the USDA introduced a new tool to help communities, city planners, researchers and policy makers locate “food deserts” in their own backyards. The Food Desert Locator is an online mapping tool that highlights areas classified as “food deserts” across the country. To use the map, enter the locator and zoom in to get a closer look. Click on
02-06-2011
01-06-2011