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WSCAH CEO Greg Silverman recently authored a chapter in the Handbook of Food Insecurity and Society, titled Emergency Feeding in America: Making Words and Deeds Actually Matter. The chapter offers insights into the emergency feeding sector, sharing a look at how we are moving toward more holistic, community-driven models. Here's the link to download the chapter - it is chapter 23: https://lnkd.in/efhv6BG2

Our Plant Based Food Plan can help improve people’s health and stretch their food budget, in urban, suburban and rural areas alike!  Check the comments on how you can bring this groundbreaking project to YOUR community! And please-- share this post!

Join Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA) for a Better Working Conditions Workshop on May 16. Learn about applicable federal and state laws concerning farm work. Ask questions and learn from a panel of farmers, workers, and advocates to improve on-farm working conditions. https://ow.ly/BUbL50REA6M

📣News Alert! 📣 Check out this latest article in the Fresh from Florida Magazine featuring Smith's Farm! Learn more about our generational impact and how Florida has played a part in our growth and success! ☀️🥦 https://lnkd.in/eJzxWwCp #FreshFromFlorida #SmithsFarm

What if there were a way to build the world you yearn for? There is a way. It's the solutionary way. I hope you find this video compelling, and that you'll share it widely so people will order my new book, "The Solutionary Way," and learn how to become solutionaries. More info here: https://lnkd.in/gy_CqtEA #TheSolutionaryWay #SolutionaryMovement #WhatIfThereWereAWay? Institute for Humane Education

As you're (hopefully) thinking about our Spring Sweep for next month, take a little time tonight at our webinar to learn how trash pickups can be made more meaningful by tracking the litter collected. Register for the webinar, 6-7, at the link and see how you can collect, count, and advocate! https://lnkd.in/eQ8dTm7k

"In today’s State of the State address, Governor Hochul discussed a broad range of priorities including making New York more affordable, supporting children and families, improving reading proficiency, and strengthening the agricultural industry. We know that consistent, reliable access to healthy food – especially at school – is a critical component of each of those priorities..." Read the full #Meals4AllNY Coalition statement here, including key actions you can take in response to today's State of the State: https://lnkd.in/eAvZsFfa

"Life depends on Water. Water depends on you."  The theme for this year's Iowa Water Conference in Coralville. If you have a presentation you'd like to share at this year's event, see the link below! https://lnkd.in/gUgbr-eA

It is really important to learn about Environmental and Social Justice leaders who are bringing solutions to frontline communities. Learn more about Barcelo Gardens in New Oreans and their approach to countering food deserts. What are other food justice organizations that PoP should cover? #environmentaljustice

The damage and devastation left in the wake of the Panhandle wildfires is unimaginable and will continue to impact landowners, agricultural producers, families, and communities for years to come. In this video, Dr. Bart Fischer from the Texas A&M Agricultural and Food Policy Center, and I walk through the various programs and requirements for producers and landowners to consider. https://lnkd.in/gxqadgQs