We're big fans of the White House Kitchen Garden – we love how it's helped to change the national conversation about food and inspired so
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Cash Grants of Up to $7,000 – HCSRA Application Deadline July 1, 2011
Candice Comisi
The Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards (HCSRA) is a national grant program providing economic resources and networking opportunities to outstanding community-based organizations for their creative and
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2010 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards Networking Day
Candice Comisi
WhyHunger’s 4th Annual Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards Networking Day brought in food activists from around the country to meet, swap stories, share innovative ideas, skills,
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2010 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award Winners are Honored in NYC
Candice Comisi
On Monday, June 6th, our 2010 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award winners were honored at our annual WhyHunger-Chapin Awards Dinner. The evening’s honorees included New York
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Check them out – Food What?!’s Annual Strawberry Blast!
Lorrie Clevenger
Do you have a youth program? Are you looking for ways to engage and empower youth using food? Check out Food What?! in Santa Cruz,
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New Resource: USDA Introduces the Food Desert Locator
Lorrie Clevenger
In May the USDA introduced a new tool to help communities, city planners, researchers and policy makers locate “food deserts” in their own backyards. The
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WhyHunger heads West!
Brooke Smith
WhyHunger recently paid a visit to the good people of the Central Coast School Food Alliance in Santa Cruz County. Read our postings for details
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A Community’s Health Ultimately Depends on their Soil
Candice Comisi
Yonnette Fleming is a long-time WhyHunger partner and Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award winner. Based in NYC, her work at Hattie Carthan Community Market in Brooklyn,
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On the Road in Milwaukee, WI: Working Together to Build Community Power
Lorrie Clevenger
For over 35 years WhyHunger has been documenting and promoting the amazing work of community-based groups across the country, spotlighting model programs and best practices.
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Food Voices: The Landless Workers’ Movement of Brazil
Andrianna Natsoulas
WhyHunger is pleased to be partnering with Andrianna Natsoulas, long-time food sovereignty activist and author of the forthcoming book Food Voices: Stories of the Food
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