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The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network)
Samantha Melamed
27 April 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Across Philadelphia, people are turning to seeds to source their food instead of grocery stores and supply chains, which have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Philadelphia is home to the Cooperative Gardens Co...
24 April 2020
Yurok Reservation, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
The Indigenous Peoples Burning Network works with a group of other similar networks with the shared goal of promoting prescribed fire in a positive and safe manner that will help local ecosystems and minimize the risk...
21 April 2020
Paris, France
Podcast
Over 15 Minutes
The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated challenges in food supply at an international scale, and one way to make food more accessible is to grow it locally. From hydroponics and aeroponics, where plants are grown in the...
19 April 2020
Francisco Murguía, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Multi-Media
Over 3000 Words
A unique partnership between environmental groups and governments in the United States and Mexico has led to the resurrection of wetlands and forests in the long-dry Colorado River Delta. Since the waters were dammed ...
The Counter
Karine Vann
18 April 2020
San Francisco, California, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
The bulk food aisle in grocery stories - where dry goods are weighed and put in containers that consumers can bring from home - is getting more attention as tech solutions arise to revamp this shopping experience. Fro...
16 April 2020
Pennington, New Jersey, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
With grocery stores at capacity with delivery services, and people not wanting to leave their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, local farms like Honey Brook Organic Farm are seeing huge increases in business. The Ne...
15 April 2020
Palakkad, Kerala, India
Text
800-1500 Words
The Kudumbashree Mission aims to encourage agrobiodiversity projects in India and empower women farmers. These projects revive traditional and sustainable farming practices called “panchakrishi.” So far, there are 192...
12 April 2020
New York, New York, United States
Radio
3-5 Minutes
Local, New York City dive bar, Forgtmenot, had to pivot its business in the wake of COVID-19. Once a popular bar, now is a mini-mart, providing access to groceries for the community. With familial ties to a supermarke...
11 April 2020
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
With COVID-19 causing the shuttering of restaurants around the country, the Minnesota Central Kitchen collaboration brings together furloughed chefs – and their restaurants’ ingredients – to help feed those experienci...
9 April 2020
Rhode Island, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
In Rhode Island, a collaborative, farmer-run food delivery service has come together as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As farmers around the state saw massive declines in orders, they came together to create an ...
9 April 2020
Los Angeles, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
An innovative partnership between Bell Shelter, a homeless shelter, Grow Good, an urban farm, and the Salvation Army is bringing healthy food and cooking to a new audience in Los Angeles. People experiencing homelessn...
6 April 2020
Hayward, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
During the COVID-19 pandemic, food industry leaders, specifically those in the organic and health food category, are trying to figure out how to keep their businesses afloat. Nature’s Path has increased hourly pay of...
Next City
Melinda Clynes
6 April 2020
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
To help fill the gap for some 200 Detroit students who rely on school lunches, local artists and nonprofits are teaming up to distribute meals and provide creative inspiration. Library Street Collective, an art galler...
5 April 2020
Czech Republic
Text
Over 3000 Words
Using cryptocurrency mining, technological innovation, and entrepreneurial thinking, Parallel Garden, a Czech-based initiative, is tackling unsustainable agricultural practices. The project seeks to increase local foo...
3 April 2020
Berkeley, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Activists in Berkeley, California, are filling in what they say is a gap in homeless services during the coronavirus outbreak. Volunteers are safely delivering food and other supplies to those without shelter.
31 March 2020
New Hampshire, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Small-scale livestock producers and farmers are facing dire economic consequences from the coronavirus pandemic, so many are turning to a collective approach to help one another out. From home-delivery services to piv...
31 March 2020
Fort Myers, Florida, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Farms in Southwest Florida are facing a decline in demand due to the coronavirus pandemic forcing restaurants and farmer's markets to close and social distancing to be mandated. To stay afloat, some farmers are "addin...
30 March 2020
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
Chicago-based Closed Loop Farms, dependent on farmers markets, had to pivot to online sales with the closure of many public spaces as a response to COVID-19. Running a virtual farmers market, the local grower also sel...
26 March 2020
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Multi-Media
Over 3000 Words
With experience from past regional disasters and supply-chain disruptions, supermarket chain H-E-B faced the coronavirus chaos with calm preparation, ensuring employees and management act quickly to mitigate their los...
23 March 2020
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
To help mitigate the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on some of its most vulnerable populations, the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, is paying otherwise closed restaurants to make food for short-staffed homeless...
Next City
Gregory Scruggs
23 March 2020
Seattle, Washington, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
After Seattle schools closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic, school staff quickly mobilized to ensure there would still be a way to distribute free food to students and their families. As the crisis unfolds, ...
20 March 2020
United States
Multi-Media
Under 3 Minutes
In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, school districts are trying a number of approaches to ensure students still have access to free breakfasts and lunches even though they are not coming to school. In some cities...
20 March 2020
New Jersey, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
Grocery stores across the United States frantically respond to the "panic buying" brought on by fear of the coronavirus quarantine. As Americans rapidly stock up on supplies, grocery stores expand their network of sup...
19 March 2020
New York, New York, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, bodegas offer local supplies in many food deserts across the country. While the bodegas struggle to find funding and stay in business for their neighborhoods, they also fight their way into...
18 March 2020
United States
Broadcast TV News
3-5 Minutes
As the coronavirus spreads across the United States, some grocery stores are designating specific shopping hours for older and immunocompromised residents. This allows shoppers to stock up in a less crowded environmen...
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