Last month we hightailed it to the Southern Westchester Food and Wine Festival, a showcase of the area's top restaurants. We had a blast at SoWe 2014, engaging with attendees and getting to sample some amazing food. Many thanks to our friends at SoWe for inviting us back for the second year and giving us the opportunity to raise awareness and funds for
24-10-2014
By Thomas Fisher, WhyHunger Communications Intern, Summer 2014. From 1985-2013, WhyHunger recognized hundreds of innovative and inspired grassroots organizations across the nation with the Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award. In 2013, we honored Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) for their incredible work in Chicago. We’re excited to share what they’ve been up to: Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) addresses
21-10-2014
By Alison Cohen, WhyHunger's Senior Director of Programs, and Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau, WhyHunger's Outreach and Partnerships Manager for the Global Movements Program. This post first appeared on EcoWatch. The Food Sovereignty Prize will be awarded this evening in Des Moines, Iowa. The event will be streamed live at www.foodsovereigntyprize.org/live at 8:00pm EDT. Norman Borlaug, often referred to as the father of the Green Revolution,
15-10-2014
A new publication from the National Farm to School Network (NFSN) was recently released, written with contributions from WhyHunger’s Brooke Smith, Co-Leader of the Grassroots Action Network, and WhyHunger partners including the Delta Fresh Foods Initiative (DFFI), Alma Maquitico and Edwin Marty. Intended to be used as a guide to develop and standardize farm to school program evaluations across the country, the publication, “Evaluation for Transformation: A Cross-Sectoral
13-10-2014
The Food Sovereignty Prize honors grassroots leaders that are fighting for the right to food and dignity for all people who work and participate in food systems. The prize was first awarded as an alternative to the World Food Prize founded by “the father of the Green Revolution,” the late Norman Borlaug, and is presented by the U.S. Food Sovereignty
08-10-2014
Seeds are a patrimony of humankind and part of the collective wealth known as the commons. For thousands of years, women and men have selected and multiplied seeds to feed their families. Along with land and water, seeds are a basic asset to produce food. Without access to and control of seeds, food producers would go hungry. Yet farmers are
03-10-2014
Last month we hightailed it to the Southern Westchester Food and Wine Festival, a showcase of the area's top restaurants. We had a blast at SoWe 2014, engaging with attendees and getting to sample some amazing food. Many thanks to our friends at SoWe for inviting us back for the second year and giving us the opportunity to raise awareness and funds for
24-10-2014
By Thomas Fisher, WhyHunger Communications Intern, Summer 2014. From 1985-2013, WhyHunger recognized hundreds of innovative and inspired grassroots organizations across the nation with the Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award. In 2013, we honored Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) for their incredible work in Chicago. We’re excited to share what they’ve been up to: Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) addresses
21-10-2014
By Alison Cohen, WhyHunger's Senior Director of Programs, and Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau, WhyHunger's Outreach and Partnerships Manager for the Global Movements Program. This post first appeared on EcoWatch. The Food Sovereignty Prize will be awarded this evening in Des Moines, Iowa. The event will be streamed live at www.foodsovereigntyprize.org/live at 8:00pm EDT. Norman Borlaug, often referred to as the father of the Green Revolution,
15-10-2014
A new publication from the National Farm to School Network (NFSN) was recently released, written with contributions from WhyHunger’s Brooke Smith, Co-Leader of the Grassroots Action Network, and WhyHunger partners including the Delta Fresh Foods Initiative (DFFI), Alma Maquitico and Edwin Marty. Intended to be used as a guide to develop and standardize farm to school program evaluations across the country, the publication, “Evaluation for Transformation: A Cross-Sectoral
13-10-2014
The Food Sovereignty Prize honors grassroots leaders that are fighting for the right to food and dignity for all people who work and participate in food systems. The prize was first awarded as an alternative to the World Food Prize founded by “the father of the Green Revolution,” the late Norman Borlaug, and is presented by the U.S. Food Sovereignty
08-10-2014
Seeds are a patrimony of humankind and part of the collective wealth known as the commons. For thousands of years, women and men have selected and multiplied seeds to feed their families. Along with land and water, seeds are a basic asset to produce food. Without access to and control of seeds, food producers would go hungry. Yet farmers are
03-10-2014