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  • The Indigenous Food Cafés Transforming Local Cuisine

    Anne Pinto-Rodrigues

    June 27, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: India, Khweng, Meghalaya

    After the North East Slow Food and Agrobiodiversity Society documented hundreds of edible, wild plants in an Indian state, they worked with food stall owners to incorporate these Indigenous ingredients into their menu. Some opened cafés, which allowed them to connect with farmers and foragers and reduce their carbon footprint by sourcing greens locally. These cafés highlight underutilized plant species and create a community in their villages.

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  • Combining Old and New: Aquaponics Opens the Door to Indigenous Food Security

    Kayla Devault

    May 31, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Wewoka, Oklahoma

    Indigenous communities are combining traditional knowledge and new technology to improve food production for its people. For example, the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma partners with the startup Symbiotic Aquaponic that uses fish and plants in water to grow traditional foods like corn, pole beans, and squash. It can be expensive to get started, but the system uses less water than industrial agriculture and provides key nutrition for members of the tribe.

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  • One Square Meal a Day – Home-Grown Feeding Programme Keeping Niger State Children in School

    Kenneth Ibe Ikemefuna Igwe

    May 09, 2022 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Niger

    The Home-Grown School Feeding Program provides one square meal a day to students in public primary schools in an effort to combat poor school attendance and malnutrition, feeding thousands of students each day. In addition to improving the economic conditions for farmers and food vendors, as well as rates of malnutrition, the program has led to a 35.6% increase in school enrollment.

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  • Grown-to-Order Veggies

    Gonca Tokyol

    April 11, 2022 |

    Inside Turkey |

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    Response Location: Turkey, Sivas

    Farmobile allows people to pick seasonal produce and have it grown for them on leased land and receive shipments of the crop once it starts producing. Farmobile makes safe, healthy, freshly grown produce more accessible to those without a means to farm.

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  • Can Produce Prescription Programs Turn the Tide on Diet-Related Disease?

    Lela Nargi

    April 11, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Alameda County, California

    ALL IN is a produce prescription program that gives patients, who are dealing with a variety of cardio-metabolic or behavioral conditions, free fruits and vegetables paired with behavioral interventions, like exercise. Its “three-ingredient approach” includes a prescription for 16 weekly bags of produce that are delivered for free by a local farm, free exercise and stress-reduction classes, and food-as-medicine training for clinic staff who are key in patients’ success.

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  • Ugandan Mothers Honor Call to Donate Breast Milk, Save Preterm Babies at First Human Milk Bank

    Rhonet Atwiine

    April 09, 2022 |

    Solutions Now Africa |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

    The human milk bank at St. Francis Hospital opened in 2021 and is the first of its kind in the country. About eight mothers donate breast milk to the bank each day, which is then used to provide the necessary nutrients for the health and development of pre-term babies and those fighting illnesses.

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  • How Nourish New York Is Still Feeding NYC

    Jake Price

    March 29, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, New York

    Nourish New York connects small farmers to food pantries to bring fresh, healthy, and culturally-relevant food to those in need in response to the food distribution crisis caused by the pandemic. Though it was never intended to be permanent, the organization’s existence has since been signed into law and its budget has doubled to $50 million and it has become a reliable source of food throughout the state.

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  • Take this cash and call me in the morning

    Julia Hotz

    March 24, 2022 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Health professionals today routinely help patients access support services, like food and income assistance, that are crucial for their mental and physical health. Organizations, like Health Leads, have stepped in to manage some of this support. They encourage doctors and social workers to “prescribe” resources like food, and volunteers help by managing the logistics of things like transportation or application assistance.

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  • Vegan Fridays for All? More Schools Offer Plant-Based Meals

    Steve Holt

    March 21, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Chilis on Wheels New York, is part of a coalition of mostly vegan and Black, Indigenous, and Latinx-founded and led organizations that partner with the Office of Food and Nutritional Services to expand plant-based offerings in the city’s schools. The group works to implement practices like “Vegan Fridays,” where the school meal of the day is plant-based, a practice that is picking up speed across the U.S.

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  • One Cow Per Poor Family Initiative Improving Livelihoods In Eastern Rwanda

    John Mugisha

    February 17, 2022 |

    Rwanda Dispatch |

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    Response Location: Rwanda, Rwimbogo

    The “one cow per poor family” initiative in Rwanda seeks to increase household income and fight malnutrition by giving families a cow to raise. Once the cow gives birth, the calf is given to another family to raise, keeping the process going. Since the program started in 2006, a total of 341,065 cows have been distributed and residents say it has improved their livelihoods.

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