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Restaurant Revolution

Joel Kotkin

April 01, 2023 |

City Journal |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

Small, local restaurants in Orange County, California, are thriving by taking advantage of the entrepreneurial and ethnic food culture to fill market gaps and appeal to diverse customer bases.

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Too Good to Go

Anna Lionas

March 14, 2023 |

The Food Fix |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Denmark

Restaurants, grocers, and cafes can put together surprise bags of surplus food that would have otherwise been thrown out and sell it for a third of the original cost to users on the Too Good to Go app. The app was designed to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that accompany food waste while giving businesses a way to recoup losses and consumers a less expensive way to access good food.

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How will we feed Earth's rising population? Ask the Dutch.

Kenny Torrella

March 13, 2023 |

Vox |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Netherlands

In the Netherlands’ Seed Valley some of the largest seed companies in the world are increasing agricultural output to feed the growing world population using less land. They use plant breeding, which involves combining the DNA of different crop varieties, and seed enhancement, which involve germinating the seeds early to shorten the dormant period in which they are most vulnerable. Seed enhancement can also include coating seeds with solutions that combat dangers like disease and wind gusts.

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How Tokyo's Farms Have Survived for Centuries

Klaus Sieg

March 10, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Japan, Tokyo

To protect local farms, Tokyo’s Law on Productive Green Areas allows farmers to register their inner-city urban farms as Productive Green Areas and receive a property tax break. In return, landowners agree not to sell or develop the land. The law allowed 1,240 small farms to survive and was recently extended for another 10 years.

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Kisumu farmers adopt use of worms to improve yields, save soil

Kevine Omollo

March 10, 2023 |

Lake Region Bulletin |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Kisumu

Farmers in Kisumu, Kenya, are restoring the health of their soil by using compost as manure instead of chemical fertilizers. To make the compost, food scraps and other waste are placed in a bin with earthworms and water. The worms break down the organic material and deposit their own waste that is full of nutrients.

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Women Farmers in India Are Shifting to Natural Farming

Kavitha Yarlagadda

March 10, 2023 |

Women's Media Center |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: India, Chevuturu, Andhra Pradesh

Female farmers in India are leading the transition to natural farming. They improve soil and plant health by using indigenous seeds and not using chemicals or pesticides. The practice increases yields and decreases costs.

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How Kisumu households fight ‘hidden hunger' through insects

Kevine Omollo

March 07, 2023 |

Lake Region Bulletin |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Kisumu

A resident of Kisumu, Kenya, educates her neighbors about the nutritional value of crickets. Community members are fighting malnutrition by adding the insects to food like porridge and bread.

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They Set Out to Save Rainforests — and Could Help Prevent the Next Outbreak

Caroline Chen

March 07, 2023 |

ProPublica |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Madagascar

Health In Harmony uses a one health approach to improve both human health and the health of the environment in Madagascar at the same time. Their programs provide locals with jobs to keep them from turning to illegal logging for income, improve their access to health care, and help farmers increase their yields.

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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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800-1500 Words

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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Forging Pathways to Land Access for BIPOC Farmers in Georgia

Oisakhose Aghomo

March 02, 2023 |

Civil Eats |

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1500-3000 Words

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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