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Franchisees with hundreds of restaurants flew under the radar, in one case collecting $60 million in PPP loans. Relief grants meant to buoy small businesses at the onset of the …
Fast-food giants gobbled up $1 billion in federal aid for small businesses Read More
How people grow food and the way we use the land is an important, though often overlooked, contributor to climate change. While most people recognise the role of burning fossil …
Global food system emissions alone threaten warming beyond 1.5°C – but we can act now to stop it Read More
Watch their presentation and discussion with our expert panel… This is their first round presentation as due to internet instability, they weren’t able to make a final presentation. https://youtu.be/CHtsou_Xv4g View …
Peddle Preneur Read More
Take a dozen banana peels, wash them gently with a brush under running water, then chop them into small pieces. Next, blend the peels with five spoons of cacao and …
Harnessing Food Waste to Empower Communities in Brazil Read More
Food insecurity grows when the sense of community is low. Megan Blake tells how people have stepped up to the challenge. Kora and Ryan are just starting out on …
An isolated problem Read More
Lebanon is facing a major food crisis. Struck by an unprecedented economic meltdown, nationwide protests, and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, more than 3.7 million people in the small Middle Eastern nation, which …
How the Lebanese Diaspora Is Mobilizing Against Food Insecurity at Home Read More
Out of the 20 largest economies in the world, only two—India and Indonesia—have diets that stay within the planetary boundaries for climate, the limits for what the Earth can support. …
The ‘food prints’ of the world’s major economies illustrate our unsustainable food system Read More
As states reopen for business, the coronavirus is exploding among America’s 2.5 million farmworkers, imperiling efforts to contain the spread of the disease and keep food on the shelves just as …
Undocumented Farmworkers Are Refusing COVID Tests for Fear of Losing Their Jobs Read More
As Europe’s climate shifts in the coming decades, some regions will find it increasingly difficult to sustain traditional crops. But with new varieties and strategies, some farmers are planting with …
In Europe, climate change brings new crops, new ideas Read MoreLong before a global pandemic swept across her cloistered corner of the Navajo Nation, Cynthia Wilson knew the pains many families took to secure and store food. The multigenerational home she shares …
As the coronavirus pandemic strains supplies, Native Americans build food sovereignty Read More