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  • Food pharmacy a possible solution to combat food insecurity, related health issues

    Emily Dech

    July 26, 2017 |

    Richland Source |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    The ProMedica Toledo Hospital increases access to healthy food for low-income families through a novel kind of pharmacy. Patients receive free produce, recipes, and guidance from a dietician on how to treat and prevent diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure while improving eating habits. The food pharmacy serves over 800 people per month, and patients feel better mentally and physically.

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  • Madagascar: No more fish? We'll farm seaweed instead

    Jacopo Pasotti

    June 25, 2017 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Madagascar, Tampolove

    Adapting to climate change in coastal areas means adjusting local fishing and cultivation practices. Residents of Velondriake, a locally managed marine area in southern Madagascar, have introduced seaweed and algae farming as an alternative to fishing. With the help of Blue Ventures, an NGO based in the UK, and the University of Toliara, residents are monitoring their ecosystem and finding new markets for their harvests.

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  • Blackfeet Researcher Leads Her Tribe Back to Traditional Foods

    J. Gabriel Ware

    June 06, 2017 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Blackfeet Nation, Montana

    Generations of oppression and poverty have led to severe food insecurity for many Native Americans, resulting in some of the country's highest obesity and diabetes rates. But a few dedicated individuals on the Blackfeet reservation are striving to reclaim their food system, and their first step is collecting and disseminating traditional knowledge about nutritious, locally-sourced food for their people and ensuring it is accessible.

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  • Prospect Community Garden aids in providing fresh food to students, local residents

    Emily Dech

    May 19, 2017 |

    Richland Source |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    The Prospect Community Garden has proven to be a valuable resource for students attending the elementary school in learning how to eat healthier. Local residents help out and receive produce from the garden, which in turn, strengthens their community pride.

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  • Catholic Charities: Taking a holistic approach to address food insecurity

    Emily Dech

    May 04, 2017 |

    Richland Source |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    Food security has increasingly become an issue for many families across the country, as economic instability and other factors contribute to the rising costs of living. Catholic Charities in Mansfield is taking a more comprehensive approach to addressing the multifaceted challenges of food security. They provide a food bank that offers the needy the option to choose foods that suit their lifestyle and needs, in addition to support services such as housing and medical assistance, and financial and career workshops that can help break the cycle of poverty long-term.

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  • Mansfield in need of a 'food systems intervention'

    Emily Dech

    April 21, 2017 |

    Richland Source |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    Community leaders are working together to address the issue of food insecurity in Mansfield, caused not just by lack of access to grocery stores and fresh food sources, but also often by unemployment, high housing costs, low wages, poverty, and health care costs. The North End Local Foods Initiative is installing food gardens in these communities, creating access to fresh produce, to educational opportunities, recreational activity and more.

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  • School Lunch Share Tables Fight Food Waste and Hunger

    Melissa Terry

    March 27, 2017 |

    Civil Eats |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Fayetteville, Arkansas

    Leftover food from publicly-funded school meals is not simply an issue of wasted tax dollars and environmental concern, it is a detrimental misallocation of much needed food for many students who still go hungry in schools across the country each day. The Share Tables program is helping to more equitably distribute food by providing a space where unopened items from one student's lunch may be deposited on a designated table (or tub, or shelf) for hungry peers to take - not only reducing food waste and child hunger, but helping students develop empathy and healthier eating habits.

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  • Test-tube chicken meat unveiled to allow vegetarians to eat poultry

    Sarah Knapton

    March 15, 2017 |

    The Telegraph |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

    Is meat created from animal stem cells actually considered meat? These scientists think so, and have successfully created such a product. Their successful creation of "test-tube chicken and duck" aims to benefit the environment by cutting down on battery farming.

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  • Building Better Cities

    Russell Beard Juliana Schatz

    March 05, 2017 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Colombia, Cali, Valle del Cauca

    By 2050 the percentage of the world's population living in cities will increase to two-thirds with significant environmental strains. In Colombia, a company called Conceptos Plasticos collects recyclable plastic material, melts it down and moulds it into bricks used to build houses for the local community. Singapore too, is on the cutting edge of environmentally sustainable urban solutions including vertical farms and living buildings.

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  • The Most Important Modern Farmer Might Be The Urban Cowboy

    Heather Corcoran

    February 10, 2017 |

    GOOD Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Although urban cities have a variety of options for food, not all food is affordable or healthy. New York City has developed urban agriculture projects, from rooftop gardens to “warehouse hydroponic systems.” The South Bronx’s BLK ProjeK’s Libertad Urban Farm serves the local, low-income community and empowers its women leaders with self-sufficient sustainable food.

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