Urban food forests may not be new, but in New York, the Swale floating food forest takes advantage of the city’s waterways to get fresh food to even more neighborhoods.
Tag: hunger
Can Urban Gardens Help a Hungry Nation?
With food in short supply, Venezuela Venezuela have been asked to start their own urban gardens. Can Venezuela urban gardens really feed a hungry nation?
Lovin’ Spoonfuls Rescues 25,000 Pounds of Fresh Food per Week
Lovin’ Spoonfuls collects the food and shares it with more than 50 food sharing programs that help feed hungry people.
Denmark Grocer Fighting Food Waste with Mass Appeal
A food waste grocery store in Denmark is taking a fresh approach to fighting food waste.
World Food Day 2015: 7 Actions for a More Food Secure Future
Making changes (today, even small ones) that can help feed 9 billion by 2050.
Childhood Hunger May Leave a Genetic Legacy
A new Duke University study suggests that childhood hunger could have genetic impacts that lasts for generations.
Robin Hood Army: Another Group Fighting Hunger with Food Waste
The Robin Hood Army brings still-edible food waste to people who need it. Such a great example of how we can bust food waste and fight hunger at the same time!
Why Robert Lee Left Wall Street to Feed the Hungry with Rescued Food
Wall Street-worker-turned-food-activist Robert Lee rescues food waste and turns it into nutritious meals for New York’s homeless.
To Feed the World, We Don’t Need to Grow More Food
“We need to feed the world” is biotech’s favorite marketing slogan. It paints proponents of sustainable agriculture as extremists who care more about shopping at Whole Foods than helping the hungry. And it’s so, so wrong.
More Heroes Saving Ugly Fruit and Misshapen Vegetables
Meet the people who seek out deformed vegetables and ugly fruit — giving them new purpose — and making us laugh. Ugly produce is in the spotlight.
Dumpster Diving, Food Waste, and Fighting Hunger: Rob Greenfield Shares His Story
Find out what led me to go around dumpster diving in the first place on this Green Divas Radio Show Green Dude segment. Then read on for more details.
Feeding the Hungry with Food Waste
Campus Kitchen is taking leftover food from college cafeterias and local businesses and feeding the hungry.
Fruitcycle Turns ‘Bad’ Apples Good Again
Fruitcycle founder Elizabeth Bennett believes that “there is no bad fruit.” Here’s how she turned reducing food waste into a viable business plan and social enterprise.