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Trials for Hope is making groceries accessible to senior citizens with free farmers markets

Randy Ziemnik

March 20, 2019 |

WEWS-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Trials for Hope, in conjunction with the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, is a nonprofit that provides free farmers markets to underprivileged senior citizens. Trials for Hope receives 10,000 pounds of food in donations to distribute via their network of markets every month, as well as 500 toiletry bags. The organization is now eight years old and has already made a difference in many residents' lives.

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Adapting to the Anthropocene

Janice Cantieri

March 07, 2019 |

Atmos |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Kiribati

Around the world, communities are creating new technologies, processes, and relationships to the land in an effort to adapt to the changing climate. From the I-Kiribati using new hydroponic systems to grow food amidst rising sea levels, to farmers in Telangana using sustainable greenhouse technology, to the use of solar panels on Indigenous lands like Little Buffalo, those that depend on the land the most are having to adapt first. Underscoring each response is a collaborative, collective resilience.

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These shipping container farms will soon be in grocery store lots across the U.S.

Eillie Anzilotti

March 06, 2019 |

FastCompany |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A direct line from local producer to consumer reduces carbon emissions and strengthens community food systems. A partnership between farming tech company Square Roots and Gordon Food Services aims to create local food supply chains by placing cargo-container hydroponic farms directly at store sites and distribution centers. The plan is inspired by the success of Square Roots’ container farms in Brooklyn, NY.

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Small ag feels growing pains: Lack of workers

Jonathan Romeo

March 06, 2019 |

Durango Herald |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Durango, Colorado

In southeastern Colorado, the Good Food Collective is piloting new initiatives to help small-scale farmers fill the labor shortages. With grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, they’re looking at what others across the country have done to address this issue, like developing a workers cooperative where workers can have some security in an unstable field. For now, they’re figuring out what works for their region, which includes “gleaning” – using grant funding to pay for individuals to harvest food for food pantries.

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Save the Lemurs! Eat the Crickets!

Matt Simon

March 05, 2019 |

Wired |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Madagascar, Antananarivo

Crickets are the new cows - at least, that’s what researchers in Madagascar would have you believe. They are encouraging cricket consumption with a twofold goal: decrease malnutrition through the protein it provides while also cutting down the threat to the lemur, an endangered species that is hunted as a food source. An added environmental benefit of crickets is the minimal resources needed to grow them.

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Farmers in Uttarakhand Look to the Past to Benefit the Future

Amrita Gupta

March 02, 2019 |

Earth Journalism Network |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: India, Uttarakhand

Mountains are particularly vulnerable to climate change, and a mountain city in India is finding sustainable solutions in traditional agriculture. Women overwhelmingly make up the farming workforce in Uttarakhand and are using a number of ways to combat the effects of the temperature increase. These solutions include bringing back an ancient grain, finger millet, to appeal to new tastes and dishes, storing seed banks of traditional varieties, and opening a cafe serving local food using the ancient grains to attract outside visitors.

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Fighting climate gentrification with a radical community garden

Maria Esquinca

February 25, 2019 |

Scalawag |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Miami, Florida

To cope with and combat gentrification, residents of Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood created a community garden called the Femme Fairy Garden, founded by Fempower. Community members come together every Sunday to tend to their plants and connect with their neighbors.

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How the Robin Hood Foundation is fighting a hunger emergency in New York caused by the shutdown

Ben Paynter

February 22, 2019 |

FastCompany |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

In response to the government shutdown in December 2018, the Robin Hood Foundation pieced together a food-aid puzzle to provide food for low-income families that weren't receiving their monthly SNAP benefits. By re-stocking food pantries around the city, donating to food delivery services, and working to extend food-aid protections, the organization helped keep thousands across the city fed during the shutdown.

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Colorado farmers can't get their food to the table. One startup wants to lend hands.

Aisha Down

February 19, 2019 |

The Colorado Sun |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

UpRoot, a new Colorado startup, is working to help farmers fill the labor gap and feed the hungry. Farmers across the state face a labor shortage, leaving huge amounts of produce to go to waste – and thus contribute to climate change. UpRoot tries to meet both these issues by operating on two levels: First, providing volunteer labor to harvest leftover crops and donate to food banks; and second, offering paid, on-demand workers – many of whom are veterans – for farmers that find themselves in a labor bind.

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Community Cooperative battles hunger and pollution one plant at a time

Jaylynn West

February 12, 2019 |

Changing Florida |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Lee County, Florida

A soup kitchen in Lee County, Florida, is feeding the community and also educating people about sustainability. Access to urban farming and the resulting fresh produce allows the initiative to teach adults and students about growing food, nutrition and making better lifestyle choices. The urban garden also contributes to reducing air pollution.

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