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  • How tax credits and social finance are building a healthy future for Nova Scotians

    July 24, 2023 |

    Future of Good |

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    Response Location: Canada, Nova Scotia

    Novia Scotia, Canada, created community economic development investment funds with a 35% tax credit to investors to help small businesses that need capital but don’t qualify for bank loans. The cooperative FarmWorks brings together investors and farmers using this funding method to provide loans that will directly support the local food network.

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  • An Urban Oasis

    July 11, 2023 |

    Native Science Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    The First Nations Garden, run by the Chi-Nations Youth Council, is a gathering space for the area’s 65,000 Native people, providing them with a garden and a highly-requested green space that hosts regular events and provides cultural resources and education while fostering community.

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  • One seed at a time: Lebanese project promotes agroecology for farmer autonomy

    June 29, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Lebanon, Saadnayel

    An organic seed farm provides free education to Lebanese farmers on transitioning away from chemical pesticides and fertilizers into agroecology. The farm, called Buzuruna Juzuruna, is creating a network across the country and runs an heirloom seed cooperative with over 300 varieties of seeds to share for free.

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  • Del concreto al bolsillo: Descubre cómo cosecharon hasta $30 semanales entre los edificios en Zacamil.

    May 13, 2023 |

    Proyecto Lava |

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    Response Location: El Salvador

    Para luchar contra el alza de precios de los alimentos, Micelio Suburbano construye huertas para comunidades en espacios urbanos. Los voluntarios que trabajan en las huertas reciben comida para alimentar a sus casas, y así pueden ahorrar dinero.

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  • Iowa church's 'community fridge' becomes ministry hub connecting neighbors with neighbors

    May 03, 2023 |

    Episcopal News Service |

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    Response Location: United States, Des Moines, Iowa

    An insulated shed turned food pantry at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Des Moines, Iowa, is open 24 hours a day seven days a week. Community members can drop off donations or pick up food for themselves at any time for no cost. And the pantry has a refrigerator for perishable goods.

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  • One store's trash, one foodsaver's dinner

    April 20, 2023 |

    Lëtzebuerger Journal |

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    Response Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg

    A group of volunteers in Luxembourg City collects edible food that shops and restaurants would dispose of at the end of the day to keep it from ending up in the garbage. Members of the organization, called Foodsharing Luxembourg, are informed through an app when food is available for pickup. Once they claim an order, they pick up everything the store offers and decide how it gets redistributed.

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  • An underserved neighborhood needed a community center, not another church

    April 18, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States, Blue Island, Illinois

    A pastor in Blue Island, Illinois, closed his satellite campus church and turned it into a community service center. Named the Hope Center, it aims to address community needs through a garden, automotive garage, and technology services department. Each program has a director and volunteers who run workshops to teach community members new skills.

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  • From scarcity to abundance: The secret of the 'peace farmers' of Colombia

    April 17, 2023 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Colombia, Meta

    La Cosmopolitana Foundation in Colombia offers courses that teach people to live in harmony with each other and nature. The classes focus on sustainability and helping rural communities to work together to create circular economies. Small fees make the classes largely accessible.

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  • Southern India's farming nuns promote eco-centric spirituality, organic farming

    April 13, 2023 |

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    Response Location: India, Moodabidri

    A Catholic covenant in India, Helpers of Mount Rosary, promotes organic farming to locals and visitors from across the country on 40 acres of farming and training fields.

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  • Restaurant Revolution

    April 01, 2023 |

    City Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Small, local restaurants in Orange County, California, are thriving by taking advantage of the entrepreneurial and ethnic food culture to fill market gaps and appeal to diverse customer bases.

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