Book Review: I Am Not a Tractor! How Florida Farmworkers Took On the Fast Food Giants and Won
Food is something we all need, yet the farmworkers who provide our food have historically been treated less than human. Susan Marquis, author of I Am Not a Tractor!, examines how real change can happen when the voiceless are given a microphone.
GRACE Project Improves Individual & Community Health Through Nutrition in Kenya
GRACE Initiative’s Food Literacy Project in Kenya’s Kisii County promotes the importance of traditional plant-based foods and climate-smart farming.
How Strict Does My Plant-Based Diet Need To Be?
Will a tiny bit of oil really hurt you? Can a whole food, plant-based diet be followed just part time? These questions and others are answered by Dr. Thomas Campbell.
UGROW Garden Network Puts Permaculture into Practice
Supporting over 60 community gardens and 500 gardeners throughout Worcester, MA, UGROW is bringing communities together for sustainable change.
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.
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.
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 Power of Support Groups in Lifestyle Change
Research has shown that education, skills development, and social support are critical for long-term lifestyle changes. Community-led plant-based programs can offer much more than traditional diet programs and clinical trials because they engage participants actively to learn how to incorporate healthy habits into established routines.
Plant-Based Utah Program Promotes Access to Healthy Food
Plant Based Utah turned their attention toward food access in 2020 during the pandemic. Now, they’re incorporating sustainable food production.
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.
Rodale Institute Brings Organic Food to Mobile Farmers Market
Through decades of research, farmer training, and new, innovative food access programs, the Rodale Institute champions regenerative organic agriculture.
“Doctors for Nutrition” Webinars Reinforce Benefits of Plant-Based Diets
Doctors For Nutrition provide engaging online and in-person plant-forward nutrition resources and education for healthcare professionals and students.
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.
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