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Tag Archives: hunger
UN Report: Farming and Forestry Can Deliver Food Security
Better cooperation between nations’ farming and forestry sectors will help reduce deforestation and improve food security, according to a new United Nations report. The report shows that the greatest net loss of forests and net gain in agricultural land between … Continue reading
Food Truck Helps Organization Drive Up Participation in Summer Meals for Children
By Shane Rogers Good news: Vermont ranks third in the country for serving free summer meals to children. The bad news: Vermont is still only reaching 33.3 percent of the children who qualify for free or reduced lunch during the … Continue reading
How Gleaning Tackles Waste and Food Insecurity
By Andrea Solazzo An estimated 70 billion pounds of food goes to waste in America each year, while nearly 48 million people in the United States feel the effects of food insecurity. Gleaning—the practice of collecting and donating excess foods—helps simultaneously … Continue reading
“Harvest of Dignity” marks little change since “Harvest of Shame”
Guest blog post from Irit Tamir, Senior Advocacy and Collaborations Advisor for Oxfam America’s US Regional Office. Tamir was a speaker at our June 2012 Public Conference “The Necessary (r)evolution for Sustainable Food Systems.” In 1960 Edward R. Murrow, a … Continue reading
Posted in Economic, Social
Tagged food security, food workers, hunger, indigenous rights, minority rights, workers' rights
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Why We Decided to Blog
Welcome to the UVM Food Feed, a blog that brings together the voices and expertise of the University of Vermont on a complicated and complex area of study, but one that affects us all – food. We invite you here … Continue reading
Posted in Economic, Environmental, Health, Social
Tagged diet, Economy, Environment, hunger, regional food system, Social, UVM, welcome
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