Presentation by Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow Lauren Drumgold as part of the briefing “The State of U.S. Hunger 2023” on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. Lauren was part of the 29th Class of Emerson Fellows and was placed with the … Read more
Supporting Chicago’s BIPOC and Low-Income Communities: A Website for Urban Farmers to Secure Land
The Chicago Food Policy Action Council (CFPAC) works to ensure that all Chicagoans, especially those who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) have the right to produce and access culturally appropriate, nutritious, sustainable, and fair food. Their Productive … Read more
[Video] Best Practices for Food and Garden Youth Education Organizations
“Best Practices for Food and Garden Youth Education Organizations: Findings from a D.C. Community Needs Assessment Process” was presented by Bill Emerson Hunger Fellow Robbie Economou as part of the briefing “A Snapshot of Hunger in America” on February 17, … Read more
Sowing Equity and Social Learning through Activist Leadership
Special thanks to General Mills Foundation for their support of Megan’s placement at University of Buffalo Food Systems Planning & Healthy Communities Lab.
A Resource Guide to Food Safety Practices for Small Growers
A Resource Guide to Food Safety Practices for Small Growers was developed for the Farmers for Chicago initiative members. The guide introduces the importance of food safety practices for urban farmers, offers farmers a step-by-step process of implementing food safety … Read more
The Chicago Community Food Security Initiatives Blog
The Chicago Community Food Security Initiatives Blog profiles city-based initiatives to connect groups working for a more sustainable, equitable, and just food system. The blog also features a series of educational briefs on policies influencing Chicago’s urban agriculture
Urban Agriculture Youth Program
Urban Agriculture Youth Program serves as a planning document for the creation of an urban agriculture youth program designed to educate and employ youth residing in the low-income community of the Near North Side in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Urban Agriculture in Hartford
Urban Agriculture in Hartford is a multi-component presentation on the benefits, challenges, and potential of urban agriculture, including specific recommendations for the city of Hartford, that is adaptable to a variety of audiences including policymakers, community members, and organizations.
Rainier Valley Food Action Project: Increasing Access to Fresh Produce
Rainier Valley Food Action Project: Increasing Access to Fresh Produce explores various entrepreneurial and agricultural models that Southeast Seattle could adopt to increase community members’ access to fresh fruits and vegetables.
Undoing Inequity: Boston’s EBT Farmers’ Market Initiative
Undoing Inequity: Boston’s EBT Farmers’ Market Initiative highlights the achievements of the new program and provides evidence that investing in urban farmers’ markets with EBT terminals is an effective model for improving the availability and affordability of fresh fruits and … Read more
Undoing Inequity: Boston’s EBT Farmers’ Market Initiative
Undoing Inequity: Boston’s EBT Farmers’ Market Initiative highlights the achievements of the new program and provides evidence that investing in urban farmers’ markets with EBT terminals is an effective model for improving the availability and affordability of fresh fruits and … Read more