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Food Insecurity


Millions of people go without food every day. Learn more about food insecurity and what you can do about it.

Can You Use EBT to Buy Seeds? A Guide to Using SNAP Benefits to Grow Your Own Food

SNAP is a US government program that provides financial assistance to help low-income people feed themselves and their families. One mostly unknown feature of the program is the ability to use it to purchase seeds and plants that will grow into healthy, fresh produce. In this article, we’ll look at how to make use of this benefit, as well as how to navigate and overcome the obstacles that may arise.
Ocean Robbins · March 15, 2023 · 10 min read

What’s Causing the Global Food Crisis? (And How Plant-Based Diets Can Help!)

There’s a food shortage going on that’s unlike anything we’ve seen in the last 40 years. Billions of people around the world are now chronically hungry, and tens of millions may face imminent famine and starvation. So what’s going on that’s different from years past? And what, if anything, can we do as individuals to begin to make a difference?
Ocean Robbins · November 18, 2022 · 9 min read

Can Restaurants Be Sources of Good for People & the Planet?

The restaurant industry has some big problems. The pandemic, inflation, and a shortage of workers have all taken their toll. But a growing number of restaurants are taking bold and innovative steps to not only stay afloat — but to also contribute to healthy people and a healthy planet. Here’s what you need to know about sustainable and socially responsible restaurants, and how you can enjoy a night out (or a night of takeout), with a clean conscience and a happy tummy.
Ocean Robbins · August 26, 2022 · 14 min read

Waste Not? Some States are Starting to Send Less Food to Landfills

Food waste is a huge problem, and its corresponding methane emissions have a major impact on climate change. Now, many US states and cities are introducing legislation to curb food waste in landfills and encourage recycling and composting programs. But what do these initiatives accomplish, and do they work?
Elaine Povich · March 23, 2022 · 7 min read

How Much Does Malnutrition Really Cost?

The word malnutrition is most often used to describe diets that are deficient in calories or essential nutrients. Chances are you’ve heard it used in that context — associated with starvation and extreme poverty. But that is only one side of malnutrition…
Nelson Huber-Disla & T. Colin Campbell, PhD · January 19, 2022 · 6 min read

Community Gardens Are Growing Health, Food, & Opportunity

Community gardens are a great way to increase food security, improve public health, and even reduce crime rates. With a variety of setups, locations, and goals, they can play an important role in making healthy, ethical, and sustainable food available to ever more people.
Ocean Robbins · August 4, 2021 · 15 min read

Bridging the Health & Nutrition Gap: An Interview with Benjamin Perkins of Wholesome Wave

Benjamin Perkins of Wholesome Wave sits down with Food Revolution Network CEO, Ocean Robbins, for a look at the challenges in our food system and how Wholesome Wave is working towards a better food future for all. Despite the continuous struggle to provide healthy food for all people, this interview will fill you with hope that there are people like Benjamin and organizations like Wholesome Wave committed to bridging the health and nutrition gap.
Ocean Robbins · July 14, 2021 · 19 min read

Alley Cropping, an Agroforestry Land Restoration Technique, Improves Food Security in Honduras and Beyond

Inga tree alley cropping has transformed the lives of 300 subsistence farming families in Honduras. Its replication across South and Latin America can make a major impact on people and the planet by improving food security, protecting wildlife habitats and water sources, and improving soil quality for years to come.
Lorraine Potter · April 28, 2021 · 5 min read

Indigenous Foods: How Colonized Diets Have Made Native Nations Sick — and What’s Being Done About It Today

For hundreds of years, Indigenous peoples in the Americas (and across the world) have faced genocide, land theft, and in many cases, forced relocation, all of which have deprived them of their ancestral foodways. Today, many Native peoples are grappling with the devastating health consequences of these ancestral traumas, along with grinding poverty and a diet of highly processed foods. But despite this grim reality, a growing number of Indigenous Nations are working towards an Indigenous foods movement as a means of cultural renewal, environmental sustainability, and a way to reclaim food sovereignty and personal health. Find out what’s being done — and what you can do to help.
Liana Minassian · February 3, 2021 · 11 min read

Selma, Alabama: Peace, Reconciliation, & Hope — An Interview with State Senator Malika Sanders-Fortier & Ainka Sanders Jackson

Alabama State Senator Malika Sanders-Fortier and her sister Ainka Sanders Jackson, executive director of the Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth & Reconciliation, have dedicated their lives to the eradication of racism and the promotion of peace, freedom, and health. In this video interview, Malika and Ainka discuss their involvement in the civil rights struggles in Selma, AL, and how they’re working towards Martin Luther King, Jr’s vision of a Beloved Community with healthy food and a healthy world for all.
Ocean Robbins · December 4, 2020 · 20 min read

What Are Food Banks? (And How They Can Help Hungry People Eat Real Food)

Millions of people around the world are hungry or starving, and the number has grown since the COVID-19 pandemic. Food banks have stepped up hunger-fighting efforts, even more, to provide food for those in need. So what exactly are food banks, how do they work, and how do we help them serve real and nutritious food to the people who need them most?
Ocean Robbins · October 23, 2020 · 10 min read

From Food Deserts to Food Oases: Addressing Access to Healthy Food

Millions of people in the US and around the world live in “food deserts”: areas where it’s hard or even impossible to find healthy food. These food deserts promote poor health outcomes, are a drag on our economy, and reinforce the worst effects of racism. How did food deserts come to be? What do they cost all of us? And what can we do to make healthy food available for all?
Ocean Robbins · September 11, 2020 · 14 min read

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