Remove Agroecology Remove Distribution Remove Harvesting
article thumbnail

Harvesting Solutions: How Food Systems Can Unlock Progress on Climate and Biodiversity

Food Tank

This is the first part of an articles series based on based on conversations held during COP16 (Cali) and COP29 (Baku) side events by leading food system actors, who explored solutions provided by agroecology. And efforts to make food systems more nature positive, including through agroecology, must be integral to each.

article thumbnail

10 Ways to Get Involved With Food Mutual Aid

Civil Eats

Seed Savers Exchange , Southern Exposure Seed Exchange , Ujamaa Seeds , and Truelove Seeds are a few high-integrity organizations that distribute nationwide. Harvest food thats already growing, but not getting utilized, and get this nourishing, local produce to the people who need it the most.

Food 117
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

20 Organizations Cultivating the Food Movement in Atlanta

Food Tank

The Food Bank works with almost 700 community-based nonprofit partners to distribute more than 9 million meals across metro Atlanta and north Georgia every month. Open Hand Atlanta Open Hand Atlanta distributes healthy meals to people in need, with the vision of eliminating diet-related chronic illnesses.

article thumbnail

The Fifth National Climate Assessment: Implications for Agriculture

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

In response, the chapter centers agroecological solutions like enhanced soil health and diversified landscapes. from Chapter 21 of NCA5 Changes like sea level rise are resulting in the loss of culturally significant locations for subsistence harvesting. Fortunately, a focus on agroecological solutions has been gaining some traction.

article thumbnail

People Won’t Be Able to Eat Healthier Unless We Make It Possible

The Equation

Food that is grown with agroecological practices by small and midsize farmers, harvested by farmworkers who are paid fairly and have labor protections, and distributed locally or regionally to all communities is key to healthy lives and a healthy planet. Here lies the challenge.

article thumbnail

Part 2. Black People Building Food Sovereignty in Philly and Beyond

Share Food Program

Philly Forests uses revenue from their crop sales to operate their Urban Ecology Program which distributes free trees, shrubs and perennial plants through the Philadelphia zip codes with the lowest amount of tree canopy. In 2022, Philly Forests began a school garden and mini food forest at EW Rhodes K-8 School in North Philadelphia.

Food 52
article thumbnail

Back to School with Nice Roots Farm: Food Justice, Land Sovereignty and Deconstructing the Food System

Share Food Program

Growing Food from Seed to Harvest; 3. Agroecology: Understanding Sustainable Plant & Soil Science; and 4. In the spirit of back-to-school, we’ll be sharing Nice Roots’ Farm-to-School curriculum in a series of four lessons: 1. Food Justice, Land Sovereignty and Deconstructing the Food System; 2.

Food 52