Food Justice

lyla june standing in front of trees

The Native Musician and Poet Revitalizing Indigenous Food Sovereignty

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11.07.19

Eric Jackson in Cherry Hill. (Photo by Jesse James DeConto)

Baltimore is at the Vanguard of a National Black Vegan Movement

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11.05.19

Protesters outside Aramark headquarters. (Photo by Sophia Epstein)

Institutional Food Has a Sourcing Problem. This Coalition is Trying to Fix It.

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10.25.19

Ian Urbina author photo © Jabin Botsford 2019

Wage Theft, Slavery, and Climate Change on the Outlaw Ocean

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09.27.19

Gail Taylor on her D.C. urban farm. (Photo © Lise Metzger.)

The Woman Leading the Way for Urban Farming in the Nation’s Capital

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09.26.19

Water protectors of all persuasions gathered in talking circles at Borderland Ranch in Pe’Sla, the heart of the sacred Black Hills, during the first Sovereign Sisters Gathering. At the center are Cheryl Angel in red and white and on her left, Lyla June.

The Women of Standing Rock Are Building Sovereign Food Economies

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08.30.19

Southwest Georgia Project for Community Education Executive Director Shirley Sherrod stands in a pecan orchard at New Communities in Dougherty County, Georgia in May 2019. Photo by Mike Kane for Marguerite Casey Foundation's Equal Voice News.

How a Black Farming Community Found Justice

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08.16.19

Cherisse Jones-Branch. (Photo courtesy of Arkansas State)

Preserving Food, Practicing Politics: The Undercover Activism of Black Women in Rural Arkansas

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08.01.19

Women from Yulchen Frontera who are members of the Ixquisis Peaceful Resistance against the San Mateo Hydroelectric Project, pose for a photo. Ixquisis, San Mateo Ixtatan, Huehuetenango, Guatemala. April 26, 2019.

Environmental Defenders—Often Fighting Agribusiness—Are Being Violently Silenced Around the World

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07.31.19

clean drinking water coming from the tap

300 California Communities Can’t Drink From the Tap. Will More Money Make a Difference?

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07.29.19

The Castanea fellows

A New Crop of Food Justice Fellowships Seed Future Leaders

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07.25.19

A gathering of urban farmers and gardeners in Philadelphia

Soil Generation is Saving Community Gardens in Philadelphia

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07.23.19

A community dinner at Hanscom Air Force Base produced in collaboration with Blue Star Families, a military family support organization. The families worked together to make tzatziki for a shared appetizer course. (Photo courtesy of The Family Dinner Project)

The Family Dinner Project Wants to Help You Make Communal Meals Happen

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06.14.19

students eating school food in boston USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.

Boston Brings Sustainability, Equity to Its Food Purchasing

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06.10.19

person shopping in a grocery store

After a Decade of Food Access Work, Are People Eating Any Healthier?

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06.04.19

Keisha and Warren tend to their garden at their home. Photo © Lynsey Witherspoon

What Reparations Could Mean for Black Farmers

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05.23.19

Students at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, Virginia enjoy breakfast at school as part of the federally assisted National School Breakfast and National School Lunch Programs. (USDA photo by Bob Nichols)

Can We Stop Kids From Being Shamed Over School Lunch Debt?

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05.21.19

Monica Brooks speaks at a press conference supporting CHAA. (Photo © Lisa Held)

The Battle Over Air Quality near Factory Farms on Maryland’s Eastern Shore

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05.20.19