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University Students Repurpose Food Waste to Address Food Insecurity

Anna Hughes

April 20, 2022 |

Grady Newsource |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

The UGA Garden works with Trader Joe’s to gather viable produce the grocery chain gets rid of each Sunday. Student workers go through the food each week, compost what has gone bad, and use the rest to make meals for those in need. The organizations has gathered over 330,000 pounds of food so far and deliver over 700 meals per month.

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Let Them Bee

Naomi Starkman

April 20, 2022 |

Civil Eats |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Vacaville, California

Farms like Pope Canyon Queens breed queen bees to supply to other beekeepers to meet the growing demand for pollinators. Queen bees are crucial to the pollination process as they organize the colony and maintain the health of the hive. Since having to rebuild after a massive fire in 2020, Pope Canyon Queens has about 580 hives and is seeing increased requests for queens.

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Community Refrigerators Combat Food Insecurity in Athens, GA

Kayla Green Elle Jacobsson

April 18, 2022 |

Grady Newsource |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

Athens Community Fridge works to combat food insecurity by installing stocked community refrigerators available to the public anytime they need it. Community Fridges help combat the stigma surrounding food insecurity by allowing those in need to access food independently without going to traditional food banks.

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How one Mansfield church offers friendship and support to the unhoused

Katie Ellington Serrao

April 08, 2022 |

Richland Source |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

The City Center church campus provides services to unhoused residents or individuals who are struggling financially, including laundry, haircuts and meals, as well as a sense of compassion and community. In 2021 alone, the Center did 924 loads of laundry, provided 214 clothing appointments, 1,225 diapers and 109 free haircuts.

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Vertical Farms Expand as Demand for Year-Round Produce Grows

Amy Zipkin

April 06, 2022 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Venture capitalists are increasingly interested in investing in indoor vertical farms as a way to combat supply chain disruptions and grow crop yields in a changing climate. A number of these farms are opening in the coming years throughout the United States and the industry is expected to grow to $9.7 billion worldwide by 2026. However, running an indoor vertical farm does have some technological limits and can result in high energy costs.

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School Farms Target Food Insecurity, ‘Supermarket Redlining'

Torsheta Jackson

April 01, 2022 |

Mississippi Free Press |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

A high school in Jackson, Mississippi, hosts the Academy of Natural Resource Utilization in which students grow produce in greenhouses, sell it at farmers markets, and make food products like salsa. The academy is an effort to educate youth on gardening and combat food insecurity in the community.

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On-campus food pantry tries to keep up with demand

Katherine Arroyo Sergio Gutierrez

March 29, 2022 |

el Don |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Santa Ana, California

The Fainbarg-Chase Thrive Center food pantry provides Santa Ana College students with a daily snack and one free bag of groceries per week. The food pantry sees about 80 to 90 students daily and offers monthly cooking demos over Zoom.

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Vegan Fridays for All? More Schools Offer Plant-Based Meals

Steve Holt

March 21, 2022 |

Civil Eats |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Chilis on Wheels New York, is part of a coalition of mostly vegan and Black, Indigenous, and Latinx-founded and led organizations that partner with the Office of Food and Nutritional Services to expand plant-based offerings in the city’s schools. The group works to implement practices like “Vegan Fridays,” where the school meal of the day is plant-based, a practice that is picking up speed across the U.S.

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Lessons from a 74-year-old farmer who switched to organic sugarcane farming

Sanket Jain

March 18, 2022 |

Mongabay |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Kolhapur, Maharashtra

After realizing that his soil was becoming more saline after repeated uses of chemical fertilizer, a farmer in India made the switch to organic farming with the hopes of saving his crops. By switching to organic farming he has a lower crop yield than he would by using chemicals, but he is hopeful others will see the benefits of this method.

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Farmers rediscover benefits of traditional small grains in Zimbabwe

Tatenda Chitagu

March 15, 2022 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Zimbabwe, Bikita

With the help of community projects and organizations, farmers in Bikita, Zimbabwe, are transitioning back to growing traditional small grains after hybrid maize crops led to disappointing results.

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