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Spotlight On the Community Fridge and Pantry Growing Its Own Produce
Second Harvest Food Bank is providing freshly harvested produce to food-insecure residents of Orange County.
How to find a fridge, how to start a fridge and what they actually need. Here’s everything you need to know when it comes to community fridges.
From Community, For Community: The Rise of the Free Fridge
Community fridges have been around for more than a decade, but they rose in popularity over the COVID pandemic. Why has this form of mutual aid become so popular?
Urban Farms are a Lifeline for Food-Insecure Residents. Will New Jersey Finally Make Them Permanent?
Urban farms in Essex County, New Jersey are calling on municipal and state governments for long-term investment to combat food insecurity.
On the Ground With the Farms Feeding Hospitals and Their Patients
Food can be medicine. That’s why some hospitals are teaming up with farms—or starting their own—to make fresh food part of patient care.
Mexican Cities and States Could Run Out of Water. What’s the Solution?
More than 22 million people in Mexico City could face a complete water shortage this month, and millions more around the country deal with frequent droughts and water shortages. Is it time to rethink our relationship with water?
Ciudades y estados mexicanos podrían quedarse sin agua. ¿Cuál es la solución?
Más de 22 millones de personas en la Ciudad de México podrían enfrentar una escasez total de agua este mes, y millones más en todo el país lidian con sequías frecuentes y escasez de agua. ¿Es hora de replantearnos nuestra relación con el agua?
Women Are Reclaiming Their Hunting Heritage
The surprising reasons fueling a hunting boom among women.
On the Ground With the Farmers Producing Antibiotic-Free Meat
As the sales of antibiotics for use in livestock increase, these farmers say they have a better way.
