United States
School bus delivers free meals to hundreds of children during spring break
In Florida, several employees with the Manatee County School District are making sure every child gets fed, even when school is out for spring break....
Minnesota food shelves add ingredients to adapt to diverse clientele
From injera to corn husks to venison, Minnesota food shelves are responding to diverse palates and preferences....
Why Are So Many Farmers Markets Failing? Because The Market Is Saturated
Nationwide, the number of farmers markets increased from 2,000 in 1994 to more than 8,600 in 2019, which led to a major problem: There are too few farmers to populate the market stalls and too few customers filling their canvas bags with fresh produce at each market. Reports of farmers markets clos...
In Austin, Food And Tech Industries Connect To Address Food Insecurity
The City of Austin has been working hard to address food security in the [East Austin] area, aided by the leadership and advocacy of Mayor Pro Tem Delia Garza and Edwin Marty, the city’s food policy manager....
Growth of food deserts hits home for some Savannah communities
Savannah, Georgia is just one of thousands across the country battling the rapid growth of food deserts as retailers close their doors, leaving residents without viable access to fresh foods and leaving community leaders searching for answers....
Farms aren’t tossing perfectly good produce. You are.
Dr. Sarah Taber writes that "Eating ugly food won't save the world."...
In Dealing With Campus Hunger, One Solution Is to Tell Students Where They Can Get Help
A recent report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office found that in the face of a growing campus hunger problem, many colleges are taking matters into their own hands by starting campus programs like food banks and meal-sharing services....
Hannibal Victory Over Hunger Garden looking for volunteers
In Missouri, Victory Over Hunger Garden organizers said their garden helps put around 1,000 pounds of fresh produce on the tables of hundreds of families in Hannibal. They said without help from the community, the future of the garden is up in the air....
Casa Maria Soup Kitchen continues their decades-long fight against hunger and homelessness
For Casa Maria Soup Kitchen, the fight against hunger and homelessness has been going on for decades. Brian Flagg has been working for Casa Maria since 1983 and says he has dedicated himself to a life of service....
Teen creates organization focused on ending childhood hunger in Kentucky
Kentucky teenager Heaven Redmon is the creator of Heaven's Angel Food. She collects food items and delivers them to local food banks. Heaven's Angel Food has already collected and distributed more than 24,000 food items. The goal is to collect 125,000 food items by the end of the year....
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