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  • Finding the Sweet Spot for a Sustainable Nonprofit Grocery in D.C.

    January 29, 2019 |

    Next City |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    A nonprofit grocery store in Washington, D.C. brings fresh, affordable food to regional food deserts. Through community engagement, public partnerships, and the willingness to learn from failure, Good Food Markets brings small grocery stores into communities that need them most.

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  • This City Made Access to Food a Right of Citizenship

    January 29, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Brazil, Belo Horizonte

    In 1993, a new administration in Belo Horizonte, Brazil's fourth largest city, declared food access a fundamental citizen right. The city government partnered with rural farmers to bring fresh food into the city limits, make produce more affordable, and ensure healthy options are distributed to all members of the population, regardless of socioeconomic status.

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  • Cooking beetles: An island in Assam is eating its farm pest

    January 25, 2019 |

    Mongabay |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Majuli, Assam

    A small island in India is eating their pests in an entomophagic restaurant before they in turn destroy their crops. The island of Majuli has been plagued by an infestation of white grub beetles for a long time, but starting in 2012 as many as 400 farmers have been trained to capture the beetle when they emerge out of the ground for mating season. Since 2010, 900,000 beetles have been collected and are now ending up on residents' plates. This strategy has since won several awards for its innovation and sustainability.

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  • Detroit's RecoveryPark is changing lives for the better

    January 19, 2019 |

    NBC News |

    Broadcast TV News |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Detroit's RecoveryPark, an urban farming organization, creates agricultural jobs for those who have faced barriers to employment. RecoveryPark acquired 105 acres of underutilized or foreclosed land from the Detroit Land Bank to transform into farm land, including a hydroponic green house.

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  • Communities Fill the Gaps Created by Shutdown

    January 17, 2019 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    During the government shutdown, federal workers went unpaid for weeks, struggling at times to access money, food, and legal services. To fill the gaps, communities stepped in. In Phoenix, Arizona, community members created a mobile food bank to serve the 300 TSA workers who were working without pay. In Alaska, the Sitka Tribe opened its food bank to all furloughed employees.

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  • After A Run Of Tainted Food Scandals, Women In This Country Took Control Of The System

    January 08, 2019 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Japan, Koriyama City, Fukushima

    Following the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, a group of women took the initiative to ensure that the food they consume meets radiation standards twice as strict as the government's. The Seikatsu Club formed in 1965 and has since built itself up to 400,000 members (about 90% of whom are women) and works with 200 producers. The group is highly productive: they run their own milk factory, join with worker collectives to sell goods like jam or cookies, operate a fund for farmers whose products are tainted, offer child and elder care, and much more. Seikatsu is a success due to its local citizens' control.

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  • Precycle Is a New Bushwick Grocery Store With a Mission

    January 07, 2019 |

    New York Magazine |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In Bushwick, the grocery store Precycle is on the front lines of the battle against plastic pollution. Selling food in bulk, while inviting customers to bring their own containers, reduces not only plastic waste but food prices. But will the inconvenience of bringing containers stand in the way of waste-free stores' success?

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  • ‘We see its value': Ugandan communities benefiting from agroforestry

    December 11, 2018 |

    Mongabay |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Uganda, Butanda

    Communities across Uganda have been realizing the benefits of agroforestry, an old farming system that mimics natural ecosystems. Apart from creating a diverse, stable local food supply, the practice promotes soil health, bolsters biodiversity, creates wildlife habitat, and sequesters carbon. An NGO is working with communities to spread the practice across the region, with marked effect.

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  • The Seed Queen of Palestine

    December 10, 2018 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Documentary |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Palestine, West Bank

    A Palestinian woman is working to revive ancient heirloom seeds that yield crops used in traditional Palestinian cuisine by providing the seeds to local farmers and educating them on how they can be used.

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  • In Milwaukee's poorest ZIP code, fruits and vegetables become powerful weapons for saving young boys

    December 07, 2018 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    In the middle of Milwaukee's toughest neighborhood, an organization called We Got This helps kids get off the streets and into the garden. Each summer, teens spend Saturdays working in a community garden to produce food for their neighbors. Andre Lee Ellis, the founder of We Got This, uses a "tough love" approach to set kids on a life-long path of confidence and respect.

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