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The Californians Rescuing Surplus Produce to Fight Hunger

Michaela Haas

October 01, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Bell, California

At a 10,000-square-foot warehouse in Bell, California, Food Forward employees race to take in and redistribute 265,000 pounds of fresh produce every day. The organization receives excess fresh fruits and vegetables from wholesale businesses for free and delivers them to 300 nonprofits working to address food insecurity.

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The Urban Gardens Where Gender and Climate Justice Grow

Peter Yeung

September 11, 2024 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Ecuador, Quito

The city of Quito’s Participatory Urban Agriculture Program creates sustainable access to food by providing land and agricultural training, and it prioritizes empowering vulnerable populations, particularly women.

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North Center's Common Pantry Provides Free Nutritional Education Amid Increased Demand

Alex V. Hernandez

September 06, 2024 |

Block Club Chicago |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Common Pantry provides assistance to those facing food insecurity, and recently opened a new facility to offer housing information and assistance with job searches, government benefits, health care and other services. The Pantry also started a nutrition program, teaching people about the science between food and health, as well as how to cook healthy meals at home.

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Can Backyard Farming Fix Kampala's Food Prices?

Rhonet Atwiine

August 26, 2024 |

Solutions Now Africa |

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Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

Residents of Kampala, Uganda, are turning to various urban farming practices to grow their own food in light of rising food prices. Many of them grow enough excess that they're able to sell crops at local markets for additional income.

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'Nuisance' Organic Waste Offers Farmers Better Fertilizer, And Feed Deal

Rhonet Atwiine

August 26, 2024 |

Solutions Now Africa |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Uganda

The social enterprise Marula Proteen Limited is providing farmers in Uganda with a cheaper source of livestock feed, allowing them to stay in business. The enterprise uses soldier fly larvae produced with food waste to create animal feed and crop fertilizers.

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Why Opening Grocery Stores Alone Doesn't Solve Food Deserts

Molly Parker

August 09, 2024 |

ProPublica |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Programs such as the Healthy Food Financing Initiative provide government funding to help build grocery stores in areas with little access to fresh food, with the goal of addressing “food deserts” and bolstering local economies. However, due in part to a lack of enforcement of fair competition regulations, small, independent grocery stores struggle to offer competitive pricing compared to big-box stores, and nearly half of stores that received funding from the initiative in 2020 and 2021 have either closed or have yet to open at all.

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#HungerProtest: Soaring Food Cost Is Restricting Community-Led Meal Clubs In Kano

Abdulaziz Bagwai

August 07, 2024 |

The Solutions Paper |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

Women in resource-challenged households in Kano, Nigeria, are turning to a communal tradition rooted in Hausa culture to make meals that meet their families' needs. They pool their money together to buy ingredients, cook together, and equally distribute portions of the meals.

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Sundarbans Adopts 'Rooftop Farming' to Thrive Amid Cyclone Challenges

Joydeep Dasgupta

August 05, 2024 |

News Sense |

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Response Location: India

Farmers living near the coast in India are turning to rooftop farming as cyclones lead to flooding that makes agricultural fields unusable. The Association for Social and Humanitarian Action taught local women how to grow food in tubs or sacks with compost, and those farmers trained others.

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In drought-prone Oaxaca, indigenous women are reviving ancient techniques to preserve water

Stephania Corpi Arnaud

July 12, 2024 |

BBC |

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Response Location: Mexico, Oaxaca

The nonprofit Group to Promote Education and Sustainable Development teaches women in drought-ridden Indigenous communities across Mexico to use ancestral methods of irrigation and grow drought-resilient medicinal plants. The four-year training program also aims to address gender disparity through empowerment. Participants are encouraged to set up savings funds to increase their financial independence and attend group therapy sessions, among other activities.

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The Fish In The Sea

Baratunde Thurston

June 19, 2024 |

PBS |

Video |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Scotland

Nonprofits and coastal communities are popularizing sustainable fishing practices and fishery management to allow ocean ecosystems to bounce back from overfishing and sustain the fishing industry long-term. For example, a community-led organization in Scotland campaigned to create the country’s first “No Take Zone” marine reserve, and a nonprofit in Hawaii is restoring fishponds to revive traditional Hawaiian aquaculture.

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