For most farmers, farming is generally seen as a means to grow food to nourish their families as well as support populations across the globe. For some, farming can be seen as a means of defining sovereignty and sustainability for one’s self or community, working as a mechanism of social justice. For others, the act of farming goes even further,
28-06-2019
WhyHunger believes deeply that everyone deserves the right to nutritious food and to live a life of dignity free from fear, hunger, oppression and violence. We join our allies, supporters and hundreds of thousands of advocates across the U.S. and around the world in denouncing the treatment of immigrant families and individuals fleeing a humanitarian crisis in their home countries
27-06-2019
Historically, Black farmers have produced food not only to feed their communities but also as a form of resistance, community building and organizing. Despite this powerful legacy, the presence and voices of Black farmers have been alarmingly absent in the national conversation about who grows our food and at the mainstream food and farming conferences in the United States.
21-06-2019
This article was originally posted by National Family Farm Coalition. JFK, as it turns out, was not correct when he noted 60 years ago that the word ‘crisis’ is a combination of the Chinese brush strokes meaning danger and opportunity. While he was linguistically incorrect, we get what he was saying. A crisis situation can be the impetus for
17-06-2019
A Q&A with Maine’s State Representative Craig V. Hickman and Quill’s End Farm owner Heather Retberg The state of Maine has been one of the pioneering states in the U.S. working on policies to ensure its population has the adequate tools to access nutritious food through direct farmer-to-consumer transactions. In 2017 Maine passed the Food Sovereignty Law, which according
17-06-2019
By Saulo Araujo and Betty Fermin, WhyHunger The US Congress’s Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee held the hearing “Climate Change and the Agriculture Sector” last month. If you haven’t had the chance to watch it, you can access the livestream here. This hearing brings up several issues that are critical to achieving food sovereignty and realizing the human right
14-06-2019
For tens of millions of Americans—low-income families, working parents, seniors, veterans, undocumented workers—regular pantry visits have become a necessary and ongoing strategy to feed their families. Based in Tucson, the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona (CFBSA) stands out among 60,000 emergency food providers offering the first line of defense against hunger in the United States. Even
13-06-2019
New York (June 12, 2019) – Alison Cohen, Senior Director of Programs, WhyHunger, issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Agricultural Biotechnology Products Executive Order. “This regulatory streamlining Executive Order (EO) for biotech is a gross misstep towards ending hunger, combating climate change and building a just food and farm system. Essentially
12-06-2019
The 20th Annual WhyHunger Chapin Awards took place at City Winery in New York City last evening, honoring singer-songwriter John Mellencamp with the ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award, which shines a spotlight on artists who have proven their commitment to striving for social justice and creating real change in combating hunger worldwide. Emceed by Pete Dominick, comedian and host of SiriusXM's Stand Up with
06-06-2019
New York (June 6, 2019) – The 20th Annual WhyHunger Chapin Awards took place at City Winery in New York City last evening, honoring singer-songwriter John Mellencamp with the ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award, which shines a spotlight on artists who have proven their commitment to striving for social justice and creating real change in combating hunger worldwide.
06-06-2019
For most farmers, farming is generally seen as a means to grow food to nourish their families as well as support populations across the globe. For some, farming can be seen as a means of defining sovereignty and sustainability for one’s self or community, working as a mechanism of social justice. For others, the act of farming goes even further,
28-06-2019
WhyHunger believes deeply that everyone deserves the right to nutritious food and to live a life of dignity free from fear, hunger, oppression and violence. We join our allies, supporters and hundreds of thousands of advocates across the U.S. and around the world in denouncing the treatment of immigrant families and individuals fleeing a humanitarian crisis in their home countries
27-06-2019
Historically, Black farmers have produced food not only to feed their communities but also as a form of resistance, community building and organizing. Despite this powerful legacy, the presence and voices of Black farmers have been alarmingly absent in the national conversation about who grows our food and at the mainstream food and farming conferences in the United States.
21-06-2019
This article was originally posted by National Family Farm Coalition. JFK, as it turns out, was not correct when he noted 60 years ago that the word ‘crisis’ is a combination of the Chinese brush strokes meaning danger and opportunity. While he was linguistically incorrect, we get what he was saying. A crisis situation can be the impetus for
17-06-2019
A Q&A with Maine’s State Representative Craig V. Hickman and Quill’s End Farm owner Heather Retberg The state of Maine has been one of the pioneering states in the U.S. working on policies to ensure its population has the adequate tools to access nutritious food through direct farmer-to-consumer transactions. In 2017 Maine passed the Food Sovereignty Law, which according
17-06-2019
By Saulo Araujo and Betty Fermin, WhyHunger The US Congress’s Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee held the hearing “Climate Change and the Agriculture Sector” last month. If you haven’t had the chance to watch it, you can access the livestream here. This hearing brings up several issues that are critical to achieving food sovereignty and realizing the human right
14-06-2019
For tens of millions of Americans—low-income families, working parents, seniors, veterans, undocumented workers—regular pantry visits have become a necessary and ongoing strategy to feed their families. Based in Tucson, the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona (CFBSA) stands out among 60,000 emergency food providers offering the first line of defense against hunger in the United States. Even
13-06-2019
New York (June 12, 2019) – Alison Cohen, Senior Director of Programs, WhyHunger, issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Agricultural Biotechnology Products Executive Order. “This regulatory streamlining Executive Order (EO) for biotech is a gross misstep towards ending hunger, combating climate change and building a just food and farm system. Essentially
12-06-2019
The 20th Annual WhyHunger Chapin Awards took place at City Winery in New York City last evening, honoring singer-songwriter John Mellencamp with the ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award, which shines a spotlight on artists who have proven their commitment to striving for social justice and creating real change in combating hunger worldwide. Emceed by Pete Dominick, comedian and host of SiriusXM's Stand Up with
06-06-2019
New York (June 6, 2019) – The 20th Annual WhyHunger Chapin Awards took place at City Winery in New York City last evening, honoring singer-songwriter John Mellencamp with the ASCAP Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award, which shines a spotlight on artists who have proven their commitment to striving for social justice and creating real change in combating hunger worldwide.
06-06-2019