[image credit: npr.org] Food stamp program limits recipients to less healthy, processed food Large food manufacturers are a major recipient of money from the food […]
Category: Food
During Holiday season, food pantry adds books and toys to inventory
[image credit: wnep.com] Low-income families have limited funds for Christmas It's a well-publicized problem: Many poor children are doing well to have a good meal […]
Cut food waste at schools by holding lunch after recess
[image credit: news.byu.edu] When kids are excited about recess, they rush through lunch Because of a federal rule, kids throw away millions of dollars of […]
Nonprofit teaches residents of food-insecure area to build small kitchen gardens
[image credit: sendacow.org.uk] Many rural farmers sell harvest to buy food The world's hungry are farming families. In Africa 70% rely on their land to […]
School district teaches gardening and nutrition to children with on-campus vegetable plot
[image credit: berkeleyschools.net] Many children grow up with no nutritional education In Berkeley, California, many children have limited understanding of the principles of nutrition, leading […]
Grocery outlet supermarkets bring affordable food to those in need
[image credit: npr.org] Many poor can't afford supermarket food, even though much of it goes to waste A good portion of supermarket food is rejected […]
Students auction off handcrafted “empty bowls” to fundraise for hunger initiative
[image credit: cincinnati.com] Service-learning curriculum seeks to use students to tackle local hunger Cincinnati art teacher Liz Rossi wanted an opportunity to educate the community […]
Entrepreneur turns leftover cafeteria food into hot meals for hungry people
[image credit: grist.org] Cafeterias and restaurants throw away thousands of pounds of food Americans waste 40 percent of our food, and one in six Americans […]
Community garden hosts small farmers markets to sell excess produce
[image credit: communitygarden.org] Produce often goes to waste at a community garden Just like any other garden, community gardens often produce bumper crops, much of […]
Coffee shop movement allows patrons to buy a coffee for someone in need
[image credit: suspendedcoffees.com] Coffee shop can only make a small dent in local poverty The owner of a small coffee shop wanted to do something […]