Posts Tagged ‘hunger’

David Korten: Capitalism’s Threat to Democracy, part 2 (video)

David Korten, author, and co-founder of Yes! magazine shares his views on the importance of building local, community-based economies.

David Korten: Capitalism’s Threat to Democracy (video)

Korten, minces no words about the dangers our capitalist system poses to democracy.

Countdown to World Food Day

When you sit down to a meal, do you ever wonder where the ingredients come from?

Stockbox Grocers Strive to Fill Food Deserts

September 16, 2011 Many neighborhoods throughout urban and rural America do not have access to fresh food and day-to-day living essentials within walking or a short driving distance. Many of these areas are known to be a food desert. Over 23 million people live in food deserts. An idea to help bring food to some [...]

Slow Food USA Invites You to Take the $5 Challenge

Many of us may have succumbed over the years to fast food – it’s cheap and it’s, well, fast! But there are alternatives…

The Unconventional Harvest: Melstone, Montana—Population 136

In a land where people wore jeans, boots, and rancher hats all year round – I stuck out like a sore thumb. And I didn’t give a damn.

Oregon Food Bank: Hunger & Food Insecurity In Epic Proportions-2 (video)

We would do well to listen to what Rachel Bristol, longtime CEO of the Portland Food Bank has to say on the subject of poverty and food insecurity in the U.S.

Oregon Food Bank: Hunger & Food Insecurity In Epic Proportions (video)

In Oregon alone, 20 regional food banks, and 950 local agencies are involved in distributing food to those in need
And, it’s not nearly enough. 25% of the state’s populace are receiving food stamps, and many of those are children.