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
Farm work is hard work. Hefting heavy produce, squatting for hours, wrangling animals, sweating in the sun and soaking in the rain, farmworkers put in long days to ensure our access to fresh, nutritious food. On big industrial farms, workers are often sprayed with pesticides, forced to work long hours without breaks, harassed by managers, and
06-06-2019
Imagine you sign up for a class on canning fresh vegetables at your local food pantry. The instructor is engaging, the lessons are rich and educational, the other students are sharing ideas for saving money and creating healthy, kid-friendly meals. You return home inspired and eager to apply what you learned, but you don’t know how
30-05-2019
Lorrie Clevenger of Rise & Root Farm admits that as a young person, farming was never on her list of dream careers. Growing up Black in a white family in rural Missouri, Lorrie looked at the surrounding farmland and saw that it was owned and worked by white men. She never saw any women farmers, and
23-05-2019
For more than 20 years, the Women’s Association for the Development of Sacatepéquez (AFEDES) has organized to protect buen vivir, or good living in harmony with the earth, for women in Guatemala. As a group composed mostly of Indigenous Mayan Kaqchikel women, they struggle everyday to sustain a vibrant life of healthy families, meaningful work, productive
16-05-2019
Growing up in the Caribbean, Sam and her brother could always count on healthy meals at home and school lunches prepared with whole foods and fresh ingredients. However, after moving to New York City, rather than grocery stores and farmers’ markets, they found their neighborhood full of bodegas and fast-food restaurants. Sam saw her family and
13-05-2019
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
Farm work is hard work. Hefting heavy produce, squatting for hours, wrangling animals, sweating in the sun and soaking in the rain, farmworkers put in long days to ensure our access to fresh, nutritious food. On big industrial farms, workers are often sprayed with pesticides, forced to work long hours without breaks, harassed by managers, and
06-06-2019
Imagine you sign up for a class on canning fresh vegetables at your local food pantry. The instructor is engaging, the lessons are rich and educational, the other students are sharing ideas for saving money and creating healthy, kid-friendly meals. You return home inspired and eager to apply what you learned, but you don’t know how
30-05-2019
Lorrie Clevenger of Rise & Root Farm admits that as a young person, farming was never on her list of dream careers. Growing up Black in a white family in rural Missouri, Lorrie looked at the surrounding farmland and saw that it was owned and worked by white men. She never saw any women farmers, and
23-05-2019
For more than 20 years, the Women’s Association for the Development of Sacatepéquez (AFEDES) has organized to protect buen vivir, or good living in harmony with the earth, for women in Guatemala. As a group composed mostly of Indigenous Mayan Kaqchikel women, they struggle everyday to sustain a vibrant life of healthy families, meaningful work, productive
16-05-2019
Growing up in the Caribbean, Sam and her brother could always count on healthy meals at home and school lunches prepared with whole foods and fresh ingredients. However, after moving to New York City, rather than grocery stores and farmers’ markets, they found their neighborhood full of bodegas and fast-food restaurants. Sam saw her family and
13-05-2019