this is what food justice looks like: I dig these posters created by artist Favianna Rodriguez andcooking-is-selfdetermination food activist Bryant Terry. Click the link to see more.

Build the Strong Bones of a City Food System: This article not only provides a strong argument for expanding and increasing food stamp benefits (also known as SNAP benefits), but also a helpful overview of initiatives to increase access to sustainable food in urban areas.  It’s focused on NYC, but folks here in DC are working on similar increases in food stamp benefits and programs to water those food deserts.

Human hunger trumps politics and hassle : An LA Times columnists argues in favor of a law that would require caterers to donate leftover food. (Found this one through the LA Homeless Blog, one of my new favorites.)

Homeless in Sacramento’s Tent City to Move to Fairground: Since our post last week that included news of the homeless encampment in Sacramento, the place has become the new face of homelessness in America, attracting the attention of folks like Gov. Schwarzenegger and Oprah.

The Schoolyard Foodie: Why our kids are fighting over fruit: A teacher from a school in Oakland where 100% of students get free lunch connects the lack of nutritious food in the cafeteria to their classroom experience. He writes:

For the next ninety minutes, it’s my job to convince this malnourished kid (who, by the way, has orange fingers from a bag of Cheetos being passed around surreptitiously) to sit still and be an active participant for an afternoon of middle school prison training.

Word to my mom: My family is notorious for haphazardly sending along bits of interesting/tangentially relevant news. Just last week, my Gma Joan sent me this piece about what sounds like a rad food pantry in Austin, TX. Then yesterday,  Mom sent me the link to this forum post to let me know that even corporate meeting planners are thinking about food waste these days. I think doing news digests must be in my genes.

Oh and check me out on the Organic on the Green blog! I guest blogged this week about food, community and CKP.

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