By Jasber Singh, People's Knowledge
But what is the human story behind these injustices? How can we raise consciousness and create change? In other words, how does one communicate this information in a meaningful and impactful way?
By Sammi-Jo Lee, YES! magazine
Partnerships between food banks and local agriculture are on the rise. Food banks are farming produce, recovering (or “gleaning”) agricultural surplus straight from the fields, building urban demonstration gardens and seed libraries, and teaching classes in underserved neighborhoods for those who want to grow food in their backyards or in balcony bucket gardens.
By Tim Lang, The Conversation
Rightly, the Fabian Commission also recognises that food banks and poverty are also indicators of policy failure.
By Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead, Occupy.com
In 2015, this welcoming café-like sanctuary has offered warmth, a listening ear – and most importantly, it has handed out more than 2,700 food parcels to people of differing backgrounds and ages who are all part of the hunger crisis that is reshaping Britain.
By Kate Flynn, Solutions Journal
While food insecurity often brings to mind global issues and struggles in developing countries, there are many examples in developed countries of local gaps in food security.
By Tessa Tricks, Sustainable Food Trust
Every week, in Britain and across the world, new food banks are opening their doors.
By Melody Ng, Food Tank
While the number of Americans who have visited food banks has increased from 5.6 million people to 6.2 million people since 2010, various food banks and emergency food programs are now taking a more selective approach to the kinds of food they will allow onto their shelves.
By Resilience.org Staff, Resilience.org
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