Report from The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health "In America, no child should go to bed hungry. No parent should die of disease that can be prevented," President Joe Biden stated as he opened the September 28th White House Conference on Hunger,...
Tag: Food Insecurity
Sustainability Starts At Home! It’s Time to Get Serious About Food Waste
Spring is in the air! This year, as we see snow melting in the mountains and tulips blooming in the south, we awaken with a new sense of purpose and hope. Our “normal” is starting to return as we receive our vaccines and begin to reunite with family and friends around...
The Gift of Food … Beyond the Holidays
Spending more time in the kitchen in the past few weeks baking cookies or busy perusing online options for food gift baskets? Tis the season! But in reality, food is our gift every day to receive and give. In this unique and challenging year, we suddenly realized that...
Shining Stars Among Grim Realities
With farmer’s markets brimming with vegetables and strawberries, beautiful sunny mornings and French roast coffee brewing, I could easily forget we’re still “in this” (even with a mask on!). The pandemic, the long-term lingering effects of hunger, unemployment and...
Don’t Panic! We Have Food, Please Share
We are living in a new reality. Shopping carts overflowing with food have left grocery store shelves bare with signs of “limit of 2 on toilet paper” or “no milk or eggs until Saturday.” And this is not the usual “Southern clearing of shelves” before a predicted...