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Little Tokyo Nutrition Services Is Taking Food Insecurity Off the Menu

Annakai Hayakawa Geshlider

March 04, 2023 |

Rafu Shimpo |

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Response Location: United States, Boyle Heights, California

To combat food insecurity, the nonprofit Little Tokyo Senior Nutrition Services delivers free, nutritious meals to Japanese seniors in local residential communities, Boyle Heights, and East Los Angeles.

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This Free Grocery Store is Trying to Address Atlanta's Food Access Problems

Kenya Hunter

March 02, 2023 |

Capital B (Atlanta) |

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Response Location: United States, Grove Park, Georgia

The Grocery Spot is a free grocery store where residents can access redistributed food from local pantries and for-profit grocery stores that have more than they can sell. The Grocery Spot addresses food waste and access, providing more than 140,000 pounds of free food to more than 600 families each week.

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Forging Pathways to Land Access for BIPOC Farmers in Georgia

Oisakhose Aghomo

March 02, 2023 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, Georgia

It can be difficult to find and afford farmland in the United States, so a web tool called Georgia FarmLink connects disadvantaged farmers to landowners and resources for help with legal and business advice.

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In Vertical Farming, the Sky's the Limit

Sue Williams

March 01, 2023 |

The Story Exchange |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Vertical Harvest is a vertical farm in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, growing crops in a controlled, indoor environment to provide fresher produce for the community.

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Pay-What-You-Can Farm Stands Feed Communities Against Tough Odds

Gabriel Pietrorazio

March 01, 2023 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States

Farm stands operating on sliding-scale and pay-what-you-can models are improving access to fresh, healthy food in communities battling poverty and food insecurity. In these models, residents who can afford to pay full price are subsidizing some of the costs for residents who cannot. The rest of the funding comes from a patchwork of support.

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Composting Pickup Service

Anna Lionas

February 28, 2023 |

The Food Fix |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

In Philadelphia, subscribers pay a monthly fee to Bennett Compost to have the company collect their food waste weekly and compost it so it doesn’t wind up producing greenhouse gases in the landfill.

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Low-carbon farming helps India's rural poor battle climate uncertainty

Moushumi Basu

February 27, 2023 |

Equal Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Jharkhand

The Indian government’s Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change’s new climate adaptation program is designed to enhance climate resilience and rural farmers are adapting new agricultural practices to better resist the effects of climate change. So far, nearly 1,500 farmers across 48 villages have begun implementing these new sustainable farming practices and have seen not only an environmental benefit but financial gain as well.

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How crossbred sheep can become the next 'cash animal'

Sadiqur Rahman

February 26, 2023 |

The Business Standard |

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Response Location: Bangladesh

A pilot program built a breeding center to increase the cross-breeding of sheep in Bangladesh to produce more meat and increase locals’ incomes.

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A Solution For Soil, Human Health

Tanka Dhakal

February 24, 2023 |

The Rising Nepal |

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Response Location: Nepal, Charange Phedi

With technical and financial support from various organizations, farmers in Nepal are transitioning to organic manure and natural insecticides to grow healthier crops and improve soil health.

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Could This Mobile, Solar-Powered Livestock Barn Reshape the Corn Belt?

Twilight Greenaway

February 13, 2023 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, Iowa

Farmers in Iowa created mobile barns and use a stock cropping method of raising livestock between rows of cash crops on a yearly rotation. This new equipment and growing method reduce water pollution and improve soil health because the animals leave behind just enough nutrients to fertilize the crops the following season.

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