Samoan Villages Reduce Non-Communicable Disease through WFPB Diet

Learn how WFPB nutrition has achieved remarkable reversal rates of up to 93% for non-communicable diseases like type 2 diabetes in Samoan villages.

Plant-Based Nutrition Saved His Life. Now, His Support Group Helps Thousands

PBNSG is the largest whole food, plant-based support group in the world. Read about what they do, and their new, exciting education initiatives.

Urban GreenWorks: A True Testament to How Food Can Shape Communities

In response to the many consequences of COVID-19 on the environment and global food system, UGW is promoting regenerative solutions near and far.

Arizona Community Garden Teaches Food Literacy and Creates Food Security

Community gardens are powerful spaces for local communities to reconnect with food production, improve food literacy, and establish food security.

Carbondale Food Autonomy Initiative Creates Equitable Food Systems in Illinois

Carbondale Spring is a people’s movement in southern Illinois that is empowering its community by enabling food autonomy.

FamilyCook Productions Changes Eating Behavior and Lifestyle

For decades, our award-winning nutrition education curriculum has influenced hundreds of thousands of Americans of all ages and backgrounds.

Vecino Victory Garden Feeds Those Facing Food Insecurity in California

In a California community affected by the destruction of wildfires since 2018, Vecino Victory Garden is promoting food security and power.

Growing Food Helps Children Overcome Trauma in Mexico

We Empower ACEs provides survivors of trauma with community-centered programs, resources, and spaces to improve health and food sovereignty.

Protech Eco-Green Practices Sustainable Farming & Agroforestry in Kenya

By supporting farmers, Protech Eco-Green supports the health and economy of a community in Kenya. This is critical in times of severe, unpredictable climate change.

Empowering NYC’s Latinx Community for Plant-Based Health Resilience

Jumpstart programs not only give powerful short-term evidence of the benefits of food-as-medicine, but also empower future community changemakers.

Wellness House Nutrition Programs Encourage Plant-Based Eating for Cancer Patients

Wellness House bridges the gap between surviving a cancer diagnosis and thriving, including through their plant-based nutrition programs.

On Track Program Brings Plant-Based Nutrition Education to California

America On Track has been successfully creating and implementing a diverse range of programs, with an emphasis on plant-based nutrition, since 1995.

CEEE Fights for Community Access to Fresh Fruits & Vegetables

Our food system is failing both our health and our local economies, but it’s not too late to repair it. First, we have to acknowledge the challenges.

Culture Change through Accessible WFPB Program

The following is an article from a Community Grant recipient. During my years as a physician, I have observed a society that has become sicker and sicker despite steady improvements to technology and increased medical expenditures. Fairly early on in my career, I decided that there had to be a better way. In 1991, after … Continued

The Inside Scoop on Applying for a Community Grant

Here are some tips and tricks to submit the best possible application for a CNS Community Grant

Deeply Rooted Belief in Healthy Food For All

New Roots fights for healthy food as a human right. They bring fresh food markets to eight different low-access neighborhoods in Louisville.

Solar One’s Stuyvesant Cove Park Connects Residents to a Unique Urban Food Source

With the help of a CNS grant, Solar One reconnects people with food, the climate crisis, and a “living laboratory” of regenerative urban permaculture.

St. Luke’s University Health Network CSA Feeds Families & Employs Farmers

The community supported agriculture program at St. Luke’s University Health Network shows that improving access to healthy foods improves health.

“Take What You Need Garden” Feeds Urban Community & Promotes Health

Downtown Greens provides youth-centered food-education programs. In 2020, they adapted to their community’s needs by addressing food insecurity.

Farm to Pantry Program Delivers Local Organic Food to Low-Income Communities

This Farm to Food Pantry program brings fresh produce from environmentally-conscious local producers to low-income members of the Illinois community.

Farm to Fork Program Creates Lifelong Healthy Eating

Crossroads Community Food Network’s “Healthy Eating” Program encourages participants to see themselves as change agents in their local food system.

Plant-Based Eating Program Benefits Nigerians Through Community Outreach

SOBNUTRITION is a Nigerian organization that helps people become more attuned to inner health by changing nutrition and lifestyle habits.

Cooking Up Health Program Changes Lifestyles for Doctors & Patients

Cooking Up Health, a course at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Northwestern University—educates medical students on lifestyle and nutrition.

Transplanting Traditions Supports Refugee Farmers as They Grow Their Food and Their Community

The refugee farmers say that Transplanting Traditions provides meaningful, joyful opportunities to increase income as well as to come together, rebuild, heal from trauma and celebrate culture and community.