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Food System
Farmers markets are booming—and growing their role as an essential food source
Aug 18th, 2021 | By Edna Ledesma and Alfonso Morales
The COVID-19 pandemic only heightened how essential farmers markets are in providing healthy food to rich and poor Americans.
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Food System, Eco Living
The Quick Vegetable Pickling Guide to Reduce Food Waste
Aug 12th, 2021 | By Hannah Tiller
Got extra veggies? Pickle them to give them a tasty new life.
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Food System
Combating food insecurity with Google’s newest search tool
Jul 1st, 2021 | By Alex Lahr
Google’s new searchable database contains over 90K locations to help those in need of food get assistance.
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Food System
Instacart-like Shopping Revs Up at Food Pantries
May 25th, 2021 | By Austin Bryniarski
Food banks and pantries are embracing digital shopping and pick-up for recipients.
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Food System
What is Regenerative Agriculture?
May 24th, 2021 | By Morgen Harvey and Claire LaFontaine
A brief explainer on regenerative agriculture, one of the biggest trends in agricultural production.
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Food System
Zero-Waste Cooking Doesn’t Have to Be Daunting with this New Cookbook
Apr 13th, 2021 | By Alex Lahr
Friend of Sustainable America Anne-Marie Bonneau (a.k.a. the Zero-Waste Chef) opens up about her new cookbook and making meals without waste.
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Food System
Paving the Path for Black Farming and Sustainability: Community Changemaker Adrian Lipscombe
Mar 15th, 2021 | By Mary Hacker
The availability and accessibility of food starts with our farmers and the land. Thanks to Community Changemaker Adrian Lipscombe, her 40 Acres and a Mule Project is revitalizing a love for farming while increasing sustainability through education and community partnerships.
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Food System
Can Upcycled Foods Make a Meaningful Impact on Food Waste?
Feb 23rd, 2021 | By Jodi Helmer
The successes and challenges of taking typically discarded food and remaking it into something delicious.
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Eco-Living, Food System
High Schoolers Make Compost Buckets for a Cause: Community Changemakers
Feb 19th, 2021 | By Alex Lahr
High Schoolers Make Compost Buckets for a Cause: Community Changemakers
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Food System
The Cooking Competition Show Addressing At-Home Food Waste: Netflix’s Best Leftovers Ever!
Jan 13th, 2021 | By Alex Lahr
“All is fair in love and leftovers!” — Check out the cooking show remaking leftovers into delicious dishes.
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