Food Access

Man shopping at a food bank to fight food insecurity and hunger.

‘They Go to Work, Come Back, and Starve.’ Why Immigrant Families Are Avoiding Food Assistance

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10.14.19

The remodeled exterior of Hank's Mini Market.

Bringing Fresh Produce to LA’s Corner Stores Alone Won’t Solve Food Inequality. But it’s a Start.

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08.19.19

hand picking an apple from a food forest

Can Food Forests Fight Hunger?

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08.14.19

Peak summer season at the Chesterhill Produce Auction. (Photo credit: Rural Action)

With a Focus on Food Sovereignty, Rural Appalachian Ohio is Rebounding

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07.30.19

Mino Wiisinidaa! project coordinator LaTisha Coffin Harvests fiddlehead ferns for an indigenous foods cooking demonstration. (Photo CC-licensed by the USDA)

Indigenous Food Security is Dependent on Food Sovereignty

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07.24.19

A gathering of urban farmers and gardeners in Philadelphia

Soil Generation is Saving Community Gardens in Philadelphia

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07.23.19

the front of a walmart supercenter

Walmart’s Super-Sized Impact on the Food System

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07.12.19

Recovering potatoes for Food Forward (Photo © Eron Rauch)

A New Produce Warehouse in Los Angeles Will Prevent Millions of Pounds of Food Waste

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06.27.19

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

people standing in line for food

Where Do Food Banks Fit in to the Fight for a Green New Deal?

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05.16.19

SNAP is Going Online. Will the Term ‘Food Desert’ Soon Be Obsolete?

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05.01.19

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

woman cooking in the kitchen

More Time in the Kitchen May Not Be the Answer to Feeding Kids Well

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03.01.19

Volunteers plant a small ornamental garden at the corner of a newly cleaned vacant lot in Philadelphia.

How Urban Agriculture Can Improve Food Security

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02.14.19

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

Shopping in the Inglewood Grocery Outlet after it was awarded the UPAS Store of Excellence Award. (Photo courtesy of UPAS)

This Community is Addressing Food Insecurity, One Grocery Store at a Time

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10.22.18

Chef Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz driving “the mutton,” or the Mobile Unit for Training and Nutrition (MUTN). Photo courtesy of Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz.

How the Navajo Nation Is Reclaiming Food Sovereignty

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10.17.18

food bank worker moving a pallet of food donations

The Hot Cereal Company Using Buy-One-Give-One to Fight Food Insecurity

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10.12.18