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  • Got milk? Indian camel herders cash in with solar-powered coolers

    January 31, 2023 |

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    Response Location: India, Moushumi

    In partnership with local communities, a non-government organization’s solar-powered instant milk chillers are refrigerating locals' camel milk to keep it from spoiling in the extreme temperatures of India’s Thar Desert. The refrigeration systems store up to 1,500 liters of milk and are helping to increase household incomes.

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  • Austin Eats: Community Takes Action to End 'Food Apartheid' There

    January 30, 2023 |

    StreetWise |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Over 20 organizations in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago work together under the name Austin Eats to improve healthy food access with food pantries, community gardens, and grocery stores.

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  • Saving Food Waste From The Landfill, One WhatsApp Message At A Time

    January 27, 2023 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: Germany

    The volunteer initiative Foodsharing is helping reduce food waste in Germany by collecting donated goods from restaurants, grocery stores, and other food businesses and distributing them to anyone interested. The food is given away through communication channels like WhatsApp groups or publicly accessible places like community fridges, and you do not need to meet any qualifications to get it.

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  • Seeds of change: Nepal's local crops raise hopes for food security

    January 22, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

    In an effort to protect and promote Nepal’s local, or traditional, crops, the Raithane Koseli Ghar initiative gathers and sells the hard-to-find seeds. The initiative also provides support and education to farmers looking to grow them.

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  • Preventing Good Food From Going to Waste

    January 17, 2023 |

    The Story Exchange |

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    Response Location: United States

    Food Rescue Hero collects surplus food and distributes it to those in need. Volunteers use the organization’s app to accept deliveries, pick them up from the donor, and deliver them to individuals and organizations that distribute the food.

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  • A Taste of Home: How Ethnic Grocery Stores Create Community

    December 22, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States

    Ethnic grocery stores create a sense of community for immigrant communities and improve food security by providing affordable, culturally relevant foods.

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  • Breaking Old Ground

    December 05, 2022 |

    The Xylom |

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    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    A chestnut farmer in Massachusetts is practicing agroforestry to restore soil health in his fields and build a long-term sustainable farming system. The practice varies widely from farm to farm, but his choices include planting perennial crops and native plants between the chestnut trees for diversification.

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  • An Indigenous reservation has a novel way to grow food – below the earth's surface

    December 03, 2022 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: South Dakota Pine Ridge Reservation, United States, South Dakota

    The Oglala Sioux Tribe uses underground greenhouses to keep harvests safe from intensifying weather due to climate change and fight food insecurity in the community.

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  • Free Fridges in The Bronx, Created as COVID Stopgap, Still Meeting Chronic Food Needs

    November 30, 2022 |

    The City |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Community fridges, like The Friendly Fridge, popped up during the pandemic as a way to get food to people in need, as the pandemic highlighted nationwide food insecurity issues. The fridges survive on donations from community members, other organizations and local restaurants and grocery stores. It’s estimated that about 250 people will grab something from The Friendly Fridge each day.

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  • What If Donated Food Was Delightful?

    November 29, 2022 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Dion’s Chicago Dream addresses food insecurity through a community fridge filled with fresh produce and weekly home deliveries of fresh, healthy foods.

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