Food Justice

melony samuels in a hoop house providing food for Brooklyn residents

Meet the Woman Helping Change the Way Brooklyn Eats

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03.21.19
Chef Silvana in front of a mural outside one of her Barrio Cafes

For This Queer Latina, the Kitchen is the Best Place to Fight For Justice

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03.04.19
Participants of Soul Fire Farm’s training program transplant pepper seedlings. Photo by Neshima Vitale-Penniman.

By Reconnecting With Soil, We Heal the Planet and Ourselves

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02.18.19
Rev. Floyd D. Harris Jr. harvests cabbage from Freedom School Fresno’s demonstration farm. (Photo © Joan Cusick)

Fresno’s Freedom School is Changing the Narrative on Farming for Black Youth

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02.13.19
Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey during the introduction of the Green New Deal resolutions.

What the New Green Deal Means for the Food on Your Plate

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02.07.19
Hundreds gather in San Francisco with the youth led Sunrise Movement to call on House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to support the formation of a Select Committee to advance a Green New Deal to address Climate Change. (Photo CC-licensed by Peg Hunter)

A Green New Deal Must Include Food and Farming

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01.30.19
black farmer sitting on a tractor

New Research Explores the Ongoing Impact of Racism on the U.S. Farming Landscape

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01.25.19
Jehmel Alexander working in the Foodlink kitchen.

One of the Nation’s Oldest Food Banks Adds Culinary Education to its Offerings

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01.24.19
saafon black farmers support organization

SAAFON Works to Restore Land Justice for Black Farmers in the South

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01.21.19
Inside La Morada. (Photo by Vidha Kotahwala via Google)

At a Beloved Mexican Restaurant in the Bronx, an Arrest Sparks Outrage

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01.18.19
Darren Chapman in the field at TigerMountain urban farm.

A Phoenix Urban Garden Provides At-Risk Individuals a Path Forward

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01.17.19
eric holt-gimenez and the cover of his new book, can we feed the world without destroying it

Feeding the World Without Destroying It

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01.10.19
A team of farmers working at the Bronx Foodway as part of a program from Youth Ministries for Peace & Justice and New York City's Summer Youth Employment Program. (Photo by Nathan Hunter)

The Bronx City Park that is Making Public Land Forage-Friendly

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01.01.19
Shantel Walker, Fight for $15

Our Best Food Justice Stories of 2018

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12.27.18
Campesinos Working in Tlalquiltenango, Morelos, Mexico. (Photo credit: Joseph Sorrentino / iStock)

Why Food Insecurity Is a Global Farmworker Issue

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12.21.18
monica white and freedom farmers book cover

‘Freedom Farmers’ Tells the History of Black Farmers Uniting Against Racism

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12.20.18
Outside a Dollar General in Fort Hancock, Texas. (Photo credit: Thomas Hawk)

Dollar Stores Are Taking Over the Grocery Business, and It’s Bad News for Public Health and Local Economies

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12.17.18
Revolution Brewing brewpub brewer John Palos. (Photo credit: Revolution Brewing)

Craft Beermakers are Banding Together and Brewing for Good

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12.12.18