Tag: <span>Food Insecurity</span>

Empty Plates and Full Hearts: Realities of Food Insecurity

According to a report by Feeding America, 1 in 6 children in the United States live in households that face food insecurity, which means they do not have consistent access to enough nutritious food to live a healthy life. Hence, more than 11 million children across the country may not …

Farms, Food Pantries, and Food Policy: Internship Lessons

My internship with Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County’s (CCEOC) Gleaning Program came to a close at the end of December. In the five months I spent working for the Glean Team, I learned A LOT about the wide variety of fruits and vegetables that grow here in the Hudson Valley. …

Biblical Practice Serves Modern Needs

“When you reap your harvest in your field and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow…” –Deuteronomy 24:19-21 With 40 million Americans currently dealing with food insecurity and 30-40% …

An Oasis To A Food Desert: A Mobile Farmers Market

Semi-panicked, I stood in an empty parking lot searching for the office building but could not find it; I was at the wrong address. By the time I found the building, my soon to be boss and co-workers were already on the bus preparing for the day’s markets. I turned the …