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  • A grocery opens in Point Breeze to bring affordable food to supermarket desert

    January 10, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A new take on a corner store called Rowhouse Grocery is trying to do what many have failed to do - provide fresh produce in a food desert at affordable prices, especially for residents on SNAP benefits. The Rowhouse plans to bring in additional revenue through a catering arm, as well as use the second floor for events and community meetings. The owners bring ample food industry experience, and residents are excited about the store - as long as it does not exacerbate gentrification.

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  • With search for Alzheimer's drugs failing, tech firms try to offer solutions

    January 10, 2019 |

    STAT |

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    Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

    With little progress made on a successful treatment for Alzheimer's and prices for monitored care and medications rising, several technology companies are focusing on better ways to manage care. Through tactics such as virtual reality, robotic animals and facial analyzation, these companies are trying to both better serve the patient as well as support the families.

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  • Her clothes are keeping female construction workers, firefighters and paramedics safe

    January 09, 2019 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    Founded on addressing the lack of properly fitted workwear for women in the labor industry, SeeHerWork sells designed and tested products like gloves, safety vests, and backpacks specifically for women. In doing so, the company hopes to provide women with the safety, equipment, and confidence they need to do their jobs and stay safe.

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  • Precycle Is a New Bushwick Grocery Store With a Mission

    January 07, 2019 |

    New York Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In Bushwick, the grocery store Precycle is on the front lines of the battle against plastic pollution. Selling food in bulk, while inviting customers to bring their own containers, reduces not only plastic waste but food prices. But will the inconvenience of bringing containers stand in the way of waste-free stores' success?

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  • Agroforestry helps Tajikistan farmers overcome resource pressures

    January 02, 2019 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Tajikistan, Isfara

    Many farmers in Tajikistan are transitioning from Soviet-era monoculture to agroforestry, a method that more closely mimics natural ecosystems. While the farms are small, many payoffs--good income, diverse crops, robust wildlife, and carbon sequestration, to name several--are being realized.

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  • This company converts food byproducts into new, healthy food

    January 02, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Renewal Mill, a food company based in Oakland, is taking on food waste in a big way. The company produces goods from previously wasted byproducts, such as a fiber-rich, gluten-free flour that was once a wasted tofu byproduct. Partnering with other companies, such processes could use close to 100 percent of raw materials.

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  • How to fix the gender pay gap? The firm that pays everyone the same

    January 01, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Elland, West Yorkshire

    In the midst of controversy surrounding large gender pay-gaps in the United Kingdom, a wholesale company called Suma adopts a "co-op" mentality and pays everyone - regardless of gender, experience, or age - the same salary. The equal structure at Suma encourages employees to take active roles in all departments of the company, allowing them to see operational structure and strategy on all sides of the wholesale process.

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  • PNG farmers use agroforestry to fight crop diseases and reduce labor

    December 19, 2018 |

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    Response Location: Papua New Guinea, Lae, Morobe

    Across Papua New Guinea, growers are turning to agroforestry, pairing crops like cocoa and nuts to closely mimic forest ecosystems. The benefits are numerous--diverse income streams for growers, new habitat for wildlife, combatting crop diseases, and carbon sequestration, among others. But success hinges, in part, on growers' ability to balance long-term and short-term goals.

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  • Taiwan has one of the highest recycling rates in the world. Here's how that happened.

    December 18, 2018 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: Taiwan, Taipei

    Taiwan, despite housing 23 million people on a densely populated island, claims one of the highest recycling and reuse rates in the world. The government has created incentives for private companies, which throw some catchy tunes in the mix. But whether or not a country recycles remains, largely, a question of willpower.

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  • A declining number of avalanche deaths in Colorado, the West in the past four seasons buoys hope

    December 17, 2018 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    After their peak in the 1990s, avalanche fatalities have leveled off thanks to a culture of avalanche awareness. Despite the growing number of backcountry enthusiasts in western states, a combination of improved avalanche forecasting and responsible, risk-aware marketing by snow sports media and gear makers has succeeded in creating a high level of public safety awareness. In Colorado, the state funds weather centers and a database of incidents. Combined with such resources, backcountry awareness programs and clinics put on by local shops have proven effective in promoting a culture of safety.

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