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Jul. 24, 2018 4:26 pm
Farm for the City: Growing an urban garden near City Hall to fight food insecurity
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's garden at Thomas Paine Plaza is providing fresh produce for Broad Street Ministry and addressing the importance of community gardens through September.
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Jul. 6, 2018 11:14 am
Philabundance launched Abundantly Good, a social enterprise for ‘upcycled’ food products
Proceeds from sales of its first product, cheese, support the rescuing of surplus milk from Lancaster dairy farmers to make free cheese for the nonprofit's clients.
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Jun. 15, 2018 12:20 pm
In North Philly, a produce truck and a supermarket are fighting food insecurity
Perhaps Fresh Grocer and Aleksandr Faynberg are competitors, but for those who live near Broad and Jefferson streets, they both fill an essential need.
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May 15, 2018 12:00 pm
The latest City Health Dashboard stats are … not great
But it's not all bad news, either: Philly is walkable!
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Jan. 16, 2018 7:00 am
How Soil Generation is cultivating food justice leaders of color in Philly
The coalition of urban farmers advocates for a "community-controlled" food system.
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Jan. 3, 2018 7:06 am
What this nonprofit exec has learned in 38 years of food security work
Nutritional Development Services head Lizanne Hagedorn on how she's seen attitudes toward charity change.
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Dec. 22, 2017 12:18 pm
How Invincible City Farms plans to bring jobs and fresh food to North Camden
"I have a firm belief that if we stop overlooking the resources within the city and leverage them to address the needs, the city can work its way out of this problem," said the social enterprise's founder, Fredric Byarm.
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Dec. 19, 2017 11:22 am
How Challah for Hunger mobilizes volunteers on 40+ college campuses
Director of Campus Programs Talia Berday Sacks on how the nonprofit's Campus Hunger Project is leveraging technology, partnerships and small victories to keep students engaged.
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Dec. 18, 2017 10:29 am
7 places to volunteer in Philly this holiday season
Spread holiday cheer locally by serving meals at a homeless shelter or packing meals at a food pantry.
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Dec. 13, 2017 12:40 pm
One in 5 Philadelphians suffers from food insecurity
Here's a snapshot of hunger in Philly, Pennsylvania and the U.S. — the discouraging stats, and the organizations trying to change them.