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  • Solar-Powered Pineapples: A Lifeline for Women Thrown Off Their Land

    August 10, 2018 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Chamari

    When a national park was created in Kenya, the local Waata hunter-gatherer community was displaced and forced to take refuge elsewhere while also adapting to a farming lifestyle. Choosing to cultivate pineapples because of their rapid growth rate, the women leading the farming practices initially struggled to be meaningfully compensated for their produce. After learning how about solar drying, however, the women saw a quick and lasting increase in their profits.

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  • Becoming a Farmer the Community Way

    August 07, 2018 |

    The Tyee |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Yarrow, British Columbia

    Canada is quickly approaching a farming shortage, as elder farmers look to retire from the practice with no succession plan in place for future generations. Yarrow Ecovillage, a land-sharing project, may be the answer to the impending food-insecurity issue that will accompany this decline in farm production.

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  • Kyoshabire squeezes cash out of hibiscus

    July 28, 2018 |

    Daily Monitor |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Kireka

    The hibiscus plant is gaining popularity in a Uganda community due to the ease of using the shrub to make tea leaves, juice and wine. A local family is taking this discovery a step further by engaging youth in the process.

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  • Feeding—and healing—the hood

    July 20, 2018 |

    The NM Political Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Project Feed the Hood, a community effort to increase food access and security for lower-income families, has established gardens and pilot programs at ten schools in Albuquerque. The program originally aimed to convert lawns into gardens while giving youth an alternative to military recruitment. Now, it is run by community volunteers and also offers paid internships for youth. “We’re here to resist, to reclaim our food systems, our community spaces,” explains one of the project's dedicated staff members.

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  • Peanuts, Millet, Beans: simple foods helping to stem Kano's malnutrition crisis

    July 02, 2018 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

    When Kano State began measuring the rates of adolescent malnutrition, they found that the number of children that qualified as some degree of malnourished was staggering. To mitigate this statistic from increasing, a television show and local NGO joined forces to implement an intervention that aims to teach families about viable food options and preemptively screen for diseases.

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  • The Restaurant Chain With Nothing But Food Waste On The Menu

    June 07, 2018 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: Netherlands

    To play a part towards the reduction of food waste, especially that which was being perpetrated by his own store, grocery store manager Bart Roetert decided to pitch an idea to the Netherlands grocery chain owner Albert Heijn. With the support and financial backing securing, he and two colleagues launched Instock - a niche startup restaurant that serves meals only made from surplus food.

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  • Farm-to-Community Program Brings Together Growers, Customers in Southwestern Colorado

    May 29, 2018 |

    KSJD |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    An income qualified farm-to-community incentive program has found its place within the Coloradan San Miguel County. Allowing farm shares to be distributed at Mountain Village Farmers’ Market, both communities win through affordable and healthy food and the providing of a consistent income source.

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  • Homes and Gardens: The Best Thing to Ever Happen to a Prison Site

    May 22, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Laurinburg, North Carolina

    Growing Change, a rural North Carolina youth organization that focuses on keeping kids out of jail, focuses on flipping prisons to not only revitalize and bring environmentally friendly practices to the community but also offer the kids something to work towards. In its initial pilot, the group saw a 92% success rate with keeping these kids out of jail and employed in the program.

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  • How Healthy Soil Practices Balance Anecdotal and Scientific Observation

    May 15, 2018 |

    KSJD |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Gunnison, Colorado

    There's a movement rising to promote better cattle farming practices through the use of healthy soil, which means introducing more carbon into the land. Farmers throughout the agriculture industry are finding that by feeding cattle in carbon poor pastures, they are able to rejuvenate the land through leftover carbon-rich hay and manure.

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  • Youth Farm In Hawaii Is Growing Food And Leaders

    March 28, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Waianae, Hawaii

    An impoverished corner of Hawaii may not sound like the foundation of a successful agriculture endeavor, but local youth have proved otherwise. MA'O translating into youth food garden aims to show college-aged youth a way onto a different path by teaching them sustainable and organic farm practices alongside lessons in how to be leaders in all areas of life.

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