By Tina Jenkins Bell, Shareable
Nyhart believes this network of trust strengthens Market Box’s work and their ties to the community. “Some recipients may ask for an extra bag for a neighbor who needs food, too. That makes it easier for us to reach folks who need the help,” she said.
By Mike De Socio, YES! magazine
Tran locates the need for community fridges in the same problem that Roman sees: A lack of equitable distribution of the abundance of food we already have.
By Ray Charbonneau, Shareable
Lasagna Love’s mission is simple: feed families, spread kindness, and strengthen communities. Their goal is to not only help address food insecurity, but also provide a simple act of welcome comfort and kindness during times of uncertainty and stress.
By Rebecca Michael Elderkin, Sustainable Food Trust
A general rule that can be seen across the globe as much as within the University of Montana’s student body, proves increasingly true: when money is tight for food, getting a hold of fruits, vegetables and other non-processed whole foods is nearly impossible.
By Katie Howell, Food Tank
To empower under-represented farmers in Western North Carolina, address local food insecurity, and reconnect the community to the land, Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture (BRWIA) is advocating for a rejuvenated food system in Appalachia.
By Alaina Spencer, Food Tank
America’s Grow-a-Row works to positively improve the lives of people in the Northeast United States by planting, harvesting, rescuing, and delivering fresh produce to those in need, free of charge.
By Steve McAllister, Transition US
To best address the steps toward resilience the Transition Movement has made in the United States over the last ten years, it seems sensible to start with a project that has contributed roughly a quarter-million pounds of organic fruits and vegetables to food insecure families since its inception in 2010
By Jocelyn Kerr, Seedstock
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By Tim Lang, The Conversation
Rightly, the Fabian Commission also recognises that food banks and poverty are also indicators of policy failure.
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 Anastasia Pantsios, EcoWatch
It’s easy to dismiss issues facing people we don’t know and don’t see. Out of sight, out of mind. And if we don’t know any people grappling with hunger, that crisis can seem very abstract.
By Cat Johnson, Shareable
Food is one of our most basic needs. And yet, for over 800 million people, food insecurity remains a daily issue.