By Alison Cohen, WhyHunger’s Senior Director of Programs. This post first appeared on EcoWatch. Krishnappa standing on the edge of his food forest sharing his experiential knowledge of Zero Budget Natural Farming with local farmers. Photo credit: WhyHunger It is late-July. A car drops us off at the edge of a patchwork of agricultural fields on the outskirts of Mysore
27-08-2015
The struggle to end hunger is about achieving a dignified life for all. To end hunger, we need to tackle entrenched structural issues such as communities’ rights to land, water and seeds. We at WhyHunger believe real transformations in society take place when individuals and collectives especially those who have the most at stake -- build power together as they
26-08-2015
Using the collaborative network approach, grassroots leaders in these regions are organizing their communities and creating vibrant and resilient plans and projects for a local food system that benefits and reflects the priorities and values of the entire community . Their innovations and successes have attracted new resources to their communities, increased community engagement in health issues, raised regional and
26-08-2015
This spotlight is a feature on WhyHunger’s digital storytelling website, Community Voices, that showcases grassroots organizations and community leaders through dynamic stories and pictures, to give a real view of projects that are working to alleviate food insecurity and increase communities’ access to nutritious food. We believe that telling one’s story is not only an act of reclaiming in the face of the dominant food narrative
25-08-2015
This May, Nourish Network for the Right to Food hosted the 2015 Health and Hunger Summit. WhyHunger sat down with summit participants Stephanie Solomon, Director of Education and Outreach at Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard, and Alyssa Wassung, Director of Policy and Planning at God’s Love We Deliver, to talk about hunger, health, and the right to food. WhyHunger: What does the
20-08-2015
Through the Global Movements Program, WhyHunger works to build international solidarity between people in the US and in the Global South. As a two-way street, international solidarity is based on the understanding that we all face common struggles. We believe that international solidarity is fostered through shared vision and a long-term commitment to support and struggle alongside one another. We
19-08-2015
WhyHunger’s Global Movements Program uses the practice of contextual analysis to sharpen our skills of analysis to work effectively with dynamic social movements for positive change. Being an effective grassroots movement support organization means understanding the context for community-based organizations. And in order to build international solidarity between grassroots organizations and social movements in the United States and in the
19-08-2015
This spotlight is a feature in a series of the USDA Community Food Project Competitive Grant Program (CFP) completed for WhyHunger’s digital storytelling website, Community Voices, that showcases grassroots organizations and community leaders through dynamic stories and pictures, to give a real view of projects that are working to alleviate food insecurity and increase communities’ access to nutritious food. We believe that telling one’s story is
18-08-2015
This is the 2nd profile in a 3-part series. Story and photos by Siena Chrisman. To reach Breslin Farms, you drive through what feels like a sea of corn. The northern Illinois land is vast and flat, subdivided by a grid of country roads that meet at perfectly right angles before continuing on due east and west, north and south. The corn fields
11-08-2015
On a triangle of land in the South Bronx, gardeners at the urban farm La Finca Del Sur are growing strawberries through the concrete. The farm sits at the middle of an urban jungle – Metro North and Amtrak roars on one side of the garden and a highway ramp on the other, while the enormous plane trees that grow on
07-08-2015
By Alison Cohen, WhyHunger’s Senior Director of Programs. This post first appeared on EcoWatch. Krishnappa standing on the edge of his food forest sharing his experiential knowledge of Zero Budget Natural Farming with local farmers. Photo credit: WhyHunger It is late-July. A car drops us off at the edge of a patchwork of agricultural fields on the outskirts of Mysore
27-08-2015
The struggle to end hunger is about achieving a dignified life for all. To end hunger, we need to tackle entrenched structural issues such as communities’ rights to land, water and seeds. We at WhyHunger believe real transformations in society take place when individuals and collectives especially those who have the most at stake -- build power together as they
26-08-2015
Using the collaborative network approach, grassroots leaders in these regions are organizing their communities and creating vibrant and resilient plans and projects for a local food system that benefits and reflects the priorities and values of the entire community . Their innovations and successes have attracted new resources to their communities, increased community engagement in health issues, raised regional and
26-08-2015
This spotlight is a feature on WhyHunger’s digital storytelling website, Community Voices, that showcases grassroots organizations and community leaders through dynamic stories and pictures, to give a real view of projects that are working to alleviate food insecurity and increase communities’ access to nutritious food. We believe that telling one’s story is not only an act of reclaiming in the face of the dominant food narrative
25-08-2015
This May, Nourish Network for the Right to Food hosted the 2015 Health and Hunger Summit. WhyHunger sat down with summit participants Stephanie Solomon, Director of Education and Outreach at Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard, and Alyssa Wassung, Director of Policy and Planning at God’s Love We Deliver, to talk about hunger, health, and the right to food. WhyHunger: What does the
20-08-2015
Through the Global Movements Program, WhyHunger works to build international solidarity between people in the US and in the Global South. As a two-way street, international solidarity is based on the understanding that we all face common struggles. We believe that international solidarity is fostered through shared vision and a long-term commitment to support and struggle alongside one another. We
19-08-2015
WhyHunger’s Global Movements Program uses the practice of contextual analysis to sharpen our skills of analysis to work effectively with dynamic social movements for positive change. Being an effective grassroots movement support organization means understanding the context for community-based organizations. And in order to build international solidarity between grassroots organizations and social movements in the United States and in the
19-08-2015
This spotlight is a feature in a series of the USDA Community Food Project Competitive Grant Program (CFP) completed for WhyHunger’s digital storytelling website, Community Voices, that showcases grassroots organizations and community leaders through dynamic stories and pictures, to give a real view of projects that are working to alleviate food insecurity and increase communities’ access to nutritious food. We believe that telling one’s story is
18-08-2015
This is the 2nd profile in a 3-part series. Story and photos by Siena Chrisman. To reach Breslin Farms, you drive through what feels like a sea of corn. The northern Illinois land is vast and flat, subdivided by a grid of country roads that meet at perfectly right angles before continuing on due east and west, north and south. The corn fields
11-08-2015
On a triangle of land in the South Bronx, gardeners at the urban farm La Finca Del Sur are growing strawberries through the concrete. The farm sits at the middle of an urban jungle – Metro North and Amtrak roars on one side of the garden and a highway ramp on the other, while the enormous plane trees that grow on
07-08-2015