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  • A California Program to Get Produce to Low-Income Families Is a Hit. Now It Is Running Out of Money.

    The CalFresh Fruit and Vegetable EBT Pilot Program rewards healthy shopping choices with a dollar-for-dollar instant rebate at participating grocery stores. 74,000 people in 44 of California’s 58 counties benefit from the program.

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  • Making More from Less

    Farmers in India are using solar dryers to reduce the amount of crops that are wasted due to weather and increase their incomes. The enclosed machines reach high temperatures to dry out crops like grapes on mesh trays and produce a higher-quality, more hygienic end product compared to sun drying.

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  • Making 'Climate Candy' From Upcycled Fruits and Veggies

    The Climate Candy brand makes fruit chews out of misshapen fruits and vegetables that would otherwise be wasted because they don’t meet the criteria to be sold in grocery stores.

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  • Comox Valley Farmers' Market coupon needs have 'skyrocketed'

    The BC Farmer’s Market Nutrition Coupon Program in British Columbia, Canada, provides lower-income families and seniors with coupons to purchase food at farmer’s markets. The program improves food security by ensuring more people have access to fresh, healthy food and supporting local farmers.

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  • Shopping 'Wonky' Keeps Imperfect Goods From Going to Waste

    Several businesses like Love Health, Hate Waste are encouraging shoppers to be more eco-conscious by purchasing “wonky” products. Love Health, Hate Waste sells products past their “best before” date that aren’t expired or opened, as well as those with slightly damaged packaging at up to a 90% discount. This practice cuts down on food and general waste and saves consumers a significant amount of money.

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  • Hot? Hungry? Step inside these food forests.

    Organizations in cities across the United States, including Philadelphia and Tucson, are simultaneously combatting urban heat and hunger by planting fruit trees and edible plants that provide shade and food that community members can harvest.

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  • Campesinos nicaragüenses impulsan modelo de producción autosustentable en Costa Rica

    En una zona rural de Costa Rica, un grupo de campesinos nicaragüenses forzados a salir de su país logró levantar una comunidad productiva. Rentaron varias manzanas de tierra para trabajar en la agricultura y la ganadería, como lo hacían en su natal Nicaragua. Informa Donaldo Hernández.

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  • Harvesting Amaranth, a Superfood of Indigenous Agriculture

    The Qachuu Aloom Mother Earth Association is a farming collective bringing together the Mayan Achi people in Rabinal, Guatemala, and farmers in Ithaca, New York, to share and preserve ancestral knowledge of growing amaranth. The ancient grain is nutritious and resilient to climate change.

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  • Tackling climate change and alleviating hunger: States recycle and donate food headed to landfills

    To reduce landfill use and greenhouse gas emissions while feeding those in need, New York’s food donation program requires big businesses to donate edible food to places like food banks instead of throwing it out.

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  • Zero Waste Athletics at Georgia Soccer Score Goal

    The University of Georgia soccer program held a Journey to Zero Waste Soccer Season in which it aimed for every home game to divert at least 90% of its waste from the landfill. The stadium crew set up recycling and composting bins with explanatory signage, and students volunteered to educate attendees about how to properly dispose of their waste.

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