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  • Campus Food Recovery Network Serves Local Community

    Pepperdine University’s Food Recovery Network club rescues unconsumed food from events on campus and a local Starbucks and gives it to nonprofits in the area that distribute it to those in need. Since forming in the Fall 2016 semester, the club has rescued 14,603 pounds of food that would have otherwise ended up in a landfill.

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  • San Diego's Organic Waste Recycling program shows progress after first full year

    To reduce methane emissions, California law SB 1383 requires every resident to recycle their organic waste instead of sending it to the landfill. San Diego residents put their organic waste into green bins to be picked up and composed.

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  • Campus food forest fosters community, offers number of opportunities through regenerative agriculture

    A food forest uses a stack system in which all plants serve more than one purpose. At St. Edwards, the food forest is still young, but provides organic and locally produced food available for the entire community.

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  • How female farmers are adapting to climate crisis in northeastern Nigeria

    The Okpara-Osim Foundation is teaching women in Yobe State, Nigeria, climate-resilient agricultural practices to bridge the food security gap. All participants in its two-day sustainable agriculture training are taught about climate change and useful methods like how to cultivate crops with minimal water. Then, they receive seeds to plant at home.

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  • Ancient seeds, new roots: Cherokee corn thrives at St. Edward's University's food forest

    A food forest at St. Edward’s University has cultivated two heirloom varieties of Cherokee corn, helping Cherokee peoples connect to their ancestors and agriculural history.

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  • The Californians Rescuing Surplus Produce to Fight Hunger

    At a 10,000-square-foot warehouse in Bell, California, Food Forward employees race to take in and redistribute 265,000 pounds of fresh produce every day. The organization receives excess fresh fruits and vegetables from wholesale businesses for free and delivers them to 300 nonprofits working to address food insecurity.

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  • The Urban Gardens Where Gender and Climate Justice Grow

    The city of Quito’s Participatory Urban Agriculture Program creates sustainable access to food by providing land and agricultural training, and it prioritizes empowering vulnerable populations, particularly women.

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  • North Center's Common Pantry Provides Free Nutritional Education Amid Increased Demand

    Common Pantry provides assistance to those facing food insecurity, and recently opened a new facility to offer housing information and assistance with job searches, government benefits, health care and other services. The Pantry also started a nutrition program, teaching people about the science between food and health, as well as how to cook healthy meals at home.

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  • Across California, jurisdictions work collaboratively to comply with regulations put in place by the state's food recovery legislation

    In 2016, California adopted a law to reduce the amount of organic waste in state landfills by 75 percent, which led cities and counties to develop their own organic waste diversion programs, such as organic waste collection and edible food recovery. In 2022, 11.2 million tons of organic waste were diverted, while 201,000 tons of edible food were recovered that year.

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  • Can Backyard Farming Fix Kampala's Food Prices?

    Residents of Kampala, Uganda, are turning to various urban farming practices to grow their own food in light of rising food prices. Many of them grow enough excess that they're able to sell crops at local markets for additional income.

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