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How New Yorkers' Food Scraps Get 'Digested' to Provide Gas for Homes

Robin Shulman Agüeros

April 19, 2023 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

New York City’s new curbside composting program collects food waste from residents in Queens to divert it from landfills. Microorganisms break down the food scraps in a process called anaerobic digestion that creates biogas used to heat 2,500 homes.

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An underserved neighborhood needed a community center, not another church

Laura Rodríguez

April 18, 2023 |

Faith & Leadership |

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800-1500 Words

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

Sandra Weiss

April 17, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

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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This organization helps feed Tucson's south side one free emergency food box at a time

Elvia Verdugo

April 13, 2023 |

Arizona Daily Star |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

A community-aid program in South Tuscon curates free emergency food boxes tailored to an individual’s dietary restrictions and dropped off at their door. Recipients only need to fill out an online form to receive a box full of fresh and shelf-stable foods.

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

Thomas Scaria

April 13, 2023 |

Global Sisters Report |

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800-1500 Words

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

Joel Kotkin

April 01, 2023 |

City Journal |

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Over 3000 Words

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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Too Good to Go

Anna Lionas

March 14, 2023 |

The Food Fix |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Denmark

Restaurants, grocers, and cafes can put together surprise bags of surplus food that would have otherwise been thrown out and sell it for a third of the original cost to users on the Too Good to Go app. The app was designed to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that accompany food waste while giving businesses a way to recoup losses and consumers a less expensive way to access good food.

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How will we feed Earth's rising population? Ask the Dutch.

Kenny Torrella

March 13, 2023 |

Vox |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Netherlands

In the Netherlands’ Seed Valley some of the largest seed companies in the world are increasing agricultural output to feed the growing world population using less land. They use plant breeding, which involves combining the DNA of different crop varieties, and seed enhancement, which involve germinating the seeds early to shorten the dormant period in which they are most vulnerable. Seed enhancement can also include coating seeds with solutions that combat dangers like disease and wind gusts.

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Women Farmers in India Are Shifting to Natural Farming

Kavitha Yarlagadda

March 10, 2023 |

Women's Media Center |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: India, Chevuturu, Andhra Pradesh

Female farmers in India are leading the transition to natural farming. They improve soil and plant health by using indigenous seeds and not using chemicals or pesticides. The practice increases yields and decreases costs.

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How Tokyo's Farms Have Survived for Centuries

Klaus Sieg

March 10, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Japan, Tokyo

To protect local farms, Tokyo’s Law on Productive Green Areas allows farmers to register their inner-city urban farms as Productive Green Areas and receive a property tax break. In return, landowners agree not to sell or develop the land. The law allowed 1,240 small farms to survive and was recently extended for another 10 years.

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