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The New York Farmers Responding to Food Insecurity

Jake Price

December 08, 2020 |

Civil Eats |

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Response Location: United States, Ithaca, New York

Small businesses, such as Lively Run Goat Dairy, were able to quickly pivot during the initial chaos in the aftermath of pandemic shutdowns. The small dairy farm was able to salvage hundreds of pounds of milk that was set to be dumped by large industrial farms. It bought the milk with initial donations through GoFundMe and made cheese which was delivered free of charge to local food banks. Their nimble pivot to “strengthen distribution systems and feed their community” was even praised by the governor of NY who went on to create a project that connects farmers with food banks.

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This Kauai Nonprofit Is Trying To Change How People Buy Their Food

Allan Parachini

December 04, 2020 |

Honolulu Civil Beat |

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Response Location: United States, Moloaa, Hawaii

Food hub projects are gaining momentum in Hawaii as a means to connect farmers with customers. The projects go against the narrative that produce should be sold to big-box supermarkets, and instead focuses on "allowing farmers to concentrate on farming and creating a seamless ordering system so consumers can order food online for delivery or availability at central pickup points."

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Hunger Fight

Jessie Raymond

December 03, 2020 |

Middlebury Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Vermont

When the coronavirus pandemic forced a restaurant in Vermont to close its doors and lay off hundreds of employees, the owner worked with investors to shift his business model so that he could provide meals for those now without work using the backlog of perishable foods. His initiative has now expanded with donations and contributions from community corporations and has even received funding from the state as it has grown to include “collective community gardening.”

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How To Feed The World Without Destroying It

Debbie Weingarten

December 01, 2020 |

The Huffington Post |

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Response Location: United States, Virginia

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed the fragility of the U.S. food supply chain, yet for indigenous led-operations there has been little interruption thanks to practices that rely on shorter supply chains that "work with local ecosystems, not against them." In Virginia, one farmer is using the lessons from this traditional knowledge to create a small-scale farming collective.

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When food becomes scarce – high-tech farms of the future

Hartmut Idzko

November 28, 2020 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Japan

Vertical farms in Japan grow greens stacked in a building without soil and increase productivity and profitability compared to traditional farming. This format could expand food production as the global demand for food grows and allow for quality growing conditions despite climate change.

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The Casino That Farms Its Own Food

Hannah Wallace

November 26, 2020 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States, Quapaw, Oklahoma

The Quapaw tribe runs the Downstream Casino Resort in Oklahoma where they combine Indigenous food and farming knowledge with modern hotel operations. They have seven greenhouses and two gardens with 20 varieties of vegetables and herbs that cultivate about 6,000 pounds of food per year for the hotel and casino. They also have their own meat packing and processing plant, coffee roasting program, brewery, and farmers market. By creating a system of locally sourced and sustainably raised food, the Quapaw are reclaiming their land and food sovereignty.

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Indian Women Turn to Ancient Grains to Feed Their Families and Their Futures

Anne Pinto-Rodrigues

November 26, 2020 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: India, Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh

In the face of climate change, the nonprofit SABALA is working with nearly 2,000 women farmers in India to participate in millet farming, which can also strengthen community food security and empower women. Using traditional farming techniques, farmers can cultivate 15 to 20 of the climate-resistant crops on a 1-acre plot. Due to the success with millet farming, nearly 300 of the women came together to start a cooperative to process surplus millets and sell the grain to the local community.

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Coronavirus means free school meals across the U.S. What if that stayed?

Levi Pulkkinen

November 24, 2020 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Yakima, Washington

A no-cost meal program allows high-poverty schools to offer all enrolled students free lunch, which consequently addresses child nutrition problems and meal debt. The program, however, has pivoted and expanded during the coronavirus pandemic to ensure that schools can still act as a food distribution hub.

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S.D. farmers raise 'heritage' turkeys to preserve ancient breeds and meet growing consumer demand

Mark Andersen

November 24, 2020 |

South Dakota News Watch |

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Response Location: United States, South Dakota

A band of farmers in South Dakota are reviving “heritage turkeys,” an ancient breed of turkeys that went nearly extinct in the 1990s. There can be a learning curve and upfront costs when working with heritage turkeys, but because of efforts nationwide, the breeding stock of these creatures went from 1,335 in 1997 to 14,000 by 2016. The farmers are breeding, raising, and selling these turkeys as part of the farm-to-table movement, but they’re also working to preserve the critically endangered breed.

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An urban farm nourishes the poorest part of Philly as its growers fight to keep the land

Alfred Lubrano

November 24, 2020 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Life Do Grow Farm in Philadelphia, run by the nonprofit Urban Creators, is a two-acre plot that yields food needed to feed the community who might not be able to make ends meet. Since June, the farm has distributed 65,000 pounds of produce, along with free children’s meals. But the farm is also a community gathering space for artists and entrepreneurs. While the land’s lease runs out in 2022, the nonprofit hopes to own it and highlight it as a “reimagination of city land, a radical collaboration in the service of empowering Black and brown communities in North Central Philly,” said the farm manager.

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