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At Prevention Policy Group, and, something the HERJ Fund advocated, was the need to transform the community conditions that drive health disparities, thereby advancing racial justice & health equity in the process. The Emancipator reports on one powerful new local tool to address food insecurity (a major SDOH) and food waste: Community Fridges! As the article details, community fridges remove barriers to food access, empower neighbors to share, & build stronger communities rooted in #RacialJustice & #HealthEquity. From hydrating foods during heat waves to offering free meals in underserved areas this approach brings us closer to #FoodJustice for all. https://lnkd.in/gukHWyCc #PublicHealth #FoodWaste #FoodInsecurity

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Do you have senior loved ones who may need assistance with eating or feeding? There are several ways you can help them through simple steps! Begin with the following. #MilwaukeeWI #MealAssistance #AssistedLiving

Ensuring seniors and other vulnerable individuals receive meals, especially in emergencies, is critical. TRIO is here for you with frozen and shelf-stable meal options. To learn more about the options available to you and to submit a request. #SeniorMeals #EmergencyMeals #NaturalDisasters #TRIOEmergencyMeals

The Food is Medicine Coalition’s Community Engagement Committee is dedicated to fostering a community-centered approach to policy development. We invite individuals with lived experiences of food or nutrition insecurity to join us in creating meaningful change. Your insights are crucial in shaping policies that address food justice and security. Together, we can make a difference. #FoodSecurity #PolicyDevelopment #CommunityEngagement #FoodJustice #NutritionInsecurity https://lnkd.in/eDZrZGnT

School food is a matter of justice. Food justice is key in building a world free from oppression. And schools—among the earliest places where kids learn about food, practice building community, and often get most of their daily nutrition—are critical in shaping this world for our kids. Read on to learn why the movement for food justice must include school food. ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Lb12GC

"More and more households are struggling to make ends meet, the cost of living is higher and the safety net is frankly too small." Our Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Jim Conwell, joined WBEZ Chicago to talk about our recently released joint Greater Chicagoland Hunger Report, the rising food insecurity rates in the region and the need for more resources and community support. Listen now: https://bit.ly/4egJWnz #EndHungerNow

Well done to Eat Wild and to Tops Day Nursery. Well researched and written piece in the Times here pointing out the cost to drivers and to agriculture of deer overpopulation in the UK. Only when the militant, anti hunting vegetarians and vegans realise the threat to UK agriculture and the implications of relying solely on imported foods will media such as the BBC and the other left wing media realise how important game hunting and personal choice is. As it is we have a multitude of famers having issues with poorly thought out laws and guidelines, DEFRA allows pollution of the waterways and their IT system is causing issues with subsidy payments to farmers. These same farmers have to cope with supermarkets failing to pay them a fair rate for their produce leaving the UK with millions of acres of grassland and farmland lost to carbon credit woodland and development since 2010 (see farming UK July 2022 or the Independent July 2020). Farmland enough to produce 250,000 tonnes of homegrown food per annum gone forever. Perhaps it is now time to support game shooting and famers alike before the UK becomes a concrete metropolis incapable of sustaining any meaningful home grown produce? Well BBC News The Labour Party will you support UK sustainably and sensible game hunting?

As a specialty food pioneer and social justice advocate with a three-decade-long passion for feeding our homeless neighbors in San Francisco, I believe in the profound impact of fresh, organic, nutritious food on people's lives. I have co-founded a French bread company, a farmer's market business, a strategic marketing firm, and now A Meal With Dignity. Our vision at AMWD is clear: No one should be hungry and homeless. Our mission is to address food insecurity by inspiring everyone to create and personally deliver fresh, nutritious meals to their neighbors experiencing homelessness. Food is more than sustenance—it's medicine, dignity, and hope. At AMWD, we adhere to the belief that everyone deserves nutritious, high-quality food. Our core values are rooted in providing the best of the best to those with the least. This means offering fresh, homemade, organic, and sustainable meals, prepared with love and delivered with kindness. In a world where more than half of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, food insecurity is a pressing issue. It's not enough to simply feed those in need; we must ensure they receive the highest quality ingredients, respecting their dignity and humanity. Joy D'Ovidio A Meal With Dignity  Co-Founder & Managing Director joy@amealwithdignity.org https://lnkd.in/gV2WAqgH

Want to try your hand at making horchata? This refreshing Mexican classic beverage is the perfect treat to cool you down.  Here's a tip: don't use too much sugar, just enough for a touch of sweetness. It's simpler than you think. So, who's up for the challenge? Tag someone who'd love to try this recipe!  Watch the full episode 👉 https://lnkd.in/epiXUcKg #horchatarecipe #mexicanrecipe #mexico