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The fate of rural food and farms

Brian Calvert

November 15, 2016 |

High Country News |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico

A number of problems continue to challenge rural agriculture in the western United States. These include connecting people who grow the food with the people that need to eat the food, food waste worsening greenhouse gas emissions, and decreasing numbers of new farmers that take up the practice of agriculture. Different initiatives, such as those presented by Reunity Resources and the National Young Farmers Coalition, encourage collaboration to make sustainable food sources for the poor and for the future of farming.

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As Columbia meal-sharing app stalled, NYU counterpart soared

Rahil Kamath

November 14, 2016 |

Columbia Daily Spectator |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

To address the food insecurity problem among its low-income students, Columbia University launched Swipes, a meal sharing app in which students with a surplus of “meal swipes” could donate them to students in need. But when that app struggled to function and roll out properly, Columbia looked downtown to New York University, where student Jon Chin launched a similarly purposed but more effectively designed app, Share Meals. So far, the app has enabled over a thousand meal donations, and is hoping to work with Columbia to share its code and expand its donor services.

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Milan leads fight against food waste – with ugly fruit and Michelin-starred soup kitchens

Simone D'Antonio

October 16, 2016 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Italy, Milan

Since its 2015 Expo, Milan has continued to foster a number of unique initiatives to combat food waste, promote healthy and sustainable food systems, and ensure that its people never go hungry. Through projects such as collecting unsold food at the end of market day for distribution in soup kitchens, using apps to redirect food waste, implementing new laws to ease the process of food donation, as well as fostering collaboration between cities, Milan is leading the efforts to prioritize food on the New Urban Agenda.

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Ethical arguments won't end factory farming. Technology might.

Sean Illing

October 11, 2016 |

Vox |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Bruce Friedrich, the Executive Director of The Good Food Institute in Washington, DC, thinks that we're wasting resources raising animals for food products. He thinks the answer is creating a product that doesn't replace meat, but rather competes with it.

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A Sweet Gig: Danish Beekeeping Program Employs Refugees

Jennifer Hattam

October 09, 2016 |

TakePart |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

Bybi is an organization in Copenhagen, Denmark, which bridges the gap between refugees and locals by introducing urban beekeeping. By doing so they also ensure the local ecosystem thrives and there are employment and integration opportunities for refugees.

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Is farming a public service?

Lyndsey Gilpin

September 05, 2016 |

High Country News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

To develop the next generation of producers, the Young Farmers Coalition non-profit is now pushing Congress and individual state legislatures to take a big step: forgiving farmers’ student loans.

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Relying on food pantries in New Mexico's rural communities

Andrew Martinez

September 05, 2016 |

Small Towns Big Change |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Ojo Sarco, New Mexico

Hunger is a hidden crisis in the U.S., and in places like Rio Arriba County, New Mexico - a food desert and poverty-stricken community - a few dedicated food pantries are all that stands between thousands of people and going hungry. A longstanding relationship with Farmers Markets authorized to use SNAP benefits has also allowed farmers to donate overstocked produce to those in need - though the greater battle against the poverty that causes hunger is yet to be won.

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How to feed the masses in small-town America

Leah Todd Lin

September 05, 2016 |

High Country News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Walsh, Colorado

When the only local grocery store in tiny Walsh, Colorado, shut down, the 600 residents of the town chipped in to re-open the store, combining community financing with traditional business savvy to keep the community institution afloat. Walch's grocery and other rural grocery stores with similar models have overcome the struggle of competition from national dollar stores with the community investment approach, leveraging close local ties to maintain support and funding.

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Can blackberries and tilapia help New Mexico's small farmers thrive?

Staci Matlock

September 03, 2016 |

The Santa Fe New Mexican |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Española, New Mexico

A group of agriculture producers think new, low-cost growing techniques, high-value crops and an increased interest in local produce offer solutions to New Mexico’s food struggles.

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New startups help farmers supply organic produce to Bengalureans

Kate Clark

September 01, 2016 |

Citizen Matters |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Bengaluru

In India, the food business has lacked transparency and people have depended upon imported foods that have been chemically treated. New programs, such as Jivabhumi and Organic Mandya, connects consumers with organic farmers to receive locally-made chemically-free food. The organic food industry is expanding to offer tourists the ability to see where their food comes from in order to encourage informed consumerism.

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