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From Food Pantry to Urban Farming: Food Justice Lessons from Camden

NonProfit Quarterly

This article is part of Black Food Sovereignty: Stories from the Field , a series co-produced by Frontline Solutions and NPQ. This series features stories from a group of Black food sovereignty leaders who are working to transform the food system at the local level. How can a community reduce food insecurity?

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Food Is Her Fight and Her Freedom: Regaining Ground in Rural India

Stanford Social Innovation Review

India’s fragrant spices, cornucopia of foods, and breathtaking biodiversity compelled despots and discoverers alike to traverse its mystical landscapes, from the mighty Himalayas to the valiant Deccan. And in doing so, they have relentlessly decolonized what land and food have meant for my people.

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Setting a Co-op Table for Food Justice in Louisville

NonProfit Quarterly

And, of course, there are always contingencies with public money. In response to the protests and adverse national publicity, Louisville put into place a civilian review board. And, as in so many other cities, Louisvilleā€™s predominantly Black neighborhoods are subject to food apartheid. We secured $3.5

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The Economic Case against Work Requirements

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: AndreyPopov on istock.com Work requirementsā€”or requiring people to find employment in order to access public benefitsā€”force people to prove that they deserve a social safety net. But where did they come from, and why are they still a central part of economic policy today?

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Walmart Heirs Bet Big on Journalism

NonProfit Quarterly

From vast riparian watersheds to fisheries to croplands, few corners of the nationā€™s āŽÆ and the worldā€™s āŽÆ food systems have escaped the eyes of the Walton family. Now, theyā€™re expanding their philanthropy to news organizations that report on food, agriculture, and the environment and, in turn, amplifying the familyā€™s other efforts.

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Reimagining the Role of Business in Protecting Biodiversity

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Biodiversity Loss and Global Corporations The imminent loss of one million species presents a grave threat, impacting human health, food security, rural communities worldwide, and over half of the global GDP. These policies hold a clear expectation for global corporations to engage in and promote biodiversity conservation and restoration.

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The State of Mental Health Support in Climate Emergencies

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: DOERS on istockphoto.com Studies of climate change impacts ā€œhave largely focused on physical health,ā€ according to a policy brief issued in summer 2022 by the World Health Organization (WHO). This, in turn, can lead to forced migration as families attempt to flee conflict.

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