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
Last month, WhyHunger interviewed Kevin Rangel from the National Peasant Front Ezequiel Zamora, member of our ally global movement La Via Campesina International. The National Peasant Front is a social movement dedicated to advancing the rights of peasant communities through food sovereignty. With the legislative approval of a seed sovereignty law, the National Peasant Front and other grassroots groups in
10-05-2019
Written by Elena Seeley Growing up, my understanding of May Day in this country hardly extended beyond Maypoles and flowers. Though I knew that somehow, somewhere the labor movement was implicated, I never learned that May Day commemorated the establishment of the 8-hour workday. And I certainly was never taught that the suppression of May Day’s history was deliberate. But
01-05-2019
Imagine standing on a street corner with just a few dollars in your pocket. Your minimum wage job doesn’t pay enough to cover rent, childcare, transportation, and bills. The only places to buy food in your neighborhood are a couple of gas stations, a corner store and fast food chains. What are you going to do?
29-04-2019
The Mississippi Delta is one of the most fertile areas in the country—its rich soil is perfect for growing sweet potatoes, greens, peas, watermelons and much more. Yet the area struggles with pervasive hunger, and many residents do not have access to healthy food. Delta Fresh Foods Initiative is changing that with programs that help put
24-04-2019
Music has long held the power to fuel social change and is part of WhyHunger’s origin story. Since our founding by Harry Chapin, we have mobilized artists and their fans to raise funds, build awareness and spark action. WhyHunger has partnered with hundreds of musicians, photographers and chefs to support lasting solutions to hunger and build the movement for food
18-04-2019
Editor’s Note: In January, WhyHunger staff joined a 10-day delegation coordinated by the Friends of the ATC – a solidarity network that supports the Asociación de Trabajadores del Campo (Rural Workers’ Association) Nicaragua, which brought together a diverse group of people from grassroots & social justice organizations, farmworkers from across the U.S., Canada, Germany & students from Latin America to gain firsthand knowledge of
17-04-2019
BELLINGHAM, WA April 12, 2019 – Thursday afternoon, the Washington State House of Representatives cast their votes for SB 5438, “Concerning the H-2A temporary agricultural program” a bill that would fund the establishment of an office specifically tasked with monitoring labor, housing, and health and safety requirements for farms using the H2A visa program, as well as prioritizing outreach to
17-04-2019
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
Last month, WhyHunger interviewed Kevin Rangel from the National Peasant Front Ezequiel Zamora, member of our ally global movement La Via Campesina International. The National Peasant Front is a social movement dedicated to advancing the rights of peasant communities through food sovereignty. With the legislative approval of a seed sovereignty law, the National Peasant Front and other grassroots groups in
10-05-2019
Written by Elena Seeley Growing up, my understanding of May Day in this country hardly extended beyond Maypoles and flowers. Though I knew that somehow, somewhere the labor movement was implicated, I never learned that May Day commemorated the establishment of the 8-hour workday. And I certainly was never taught that the suppression of May Day’s history was deliberate. But
01-05-2019
Imagine standing on a street corner with just a few dollars in your pocket. Your minimum wage job doesn’t pay enough to cover rent, childcare, transportation, and bills. The only places to buy food in your neighborhood are a couple of gas stations, a corner store and fast food chains. What are you going to do?
29-04-2019
The Mississippi Delta is one of the most fertile areas in the country—its rich soil is perfect for growing sweet potatoes, greens, peas, watermelons and much more. Yet the area struggles with pervasive hunger, and many residents do not have access to healthy food. Delta Fresh Foods Initiative is changing that with programs that help put
24-04-2019
Music has long held the power to fuel social change and is part of WhyHunger’s origin story. Since our founding by Harry Chapin, we have mobilized artists and their fans to raise funds, build awareness and spark action. WhyHunger has partnered with hundreds of musicians, photographers and chefs to support lasting solutions to hunger and build the movement for food
18-04-2019
Editor’s Note: In January, WhyHunger staff joined a 10-day delegation coordinated by the Friends of the ATC – a solidarity network that supports the Asociación de Trabajadores del Campo (Rural Workers’ Association) Nicaragua, which brought together a diverse group of people from grassroots & social justice organizations, farmworkers from across the U.S., Canada, Germany & students from Latin America to gain firsthand knowledge of
17-04-2019
BELLINGHAM, WA April 12, 2019 – Thursday afternoon, the Washington State House of Representatives cast their votes for SB 5438, “Concerning the H-2A temporary agricultural program” a bill that would fund the establishment of an office specifically tasked with monitoring labor, housing, and health and safety requirements for farms using the H2A visa program, as well as prioritizing outreach to
17-04-2019