Ultimately, food sovereignty reflects unique cultural values and histories while returning control of food systems to local actors. Efforts that emphasize local policy and regulation are effective tools for facilitating increased capacity and bolstering efforts.
Last week, the James Beard Foundation announced its Food Leadership awards for 2019. Among the award winners is Lakota Sioux chef Sean Sherman, who is helping Native Americans eat better by reviving healthier pre-contact food practices and cuisine.
A Boston organizing campaign offers lessons in effective coalition building and highlights the often untapped potential for local government and agencies to use the power of the purse to shift practices throughout the food system.
Denver voters approved a small general sales tax measure with 59 percent of Denver voters voting yes. The tax will generate an estimated $11.2 million in its first year to support nonprofit-run youth nutrition programs.
Can local co-op development in communities of color make a difference? It can, but linkages to broader strategies are critical to achieving long-term success.
To address the healthy food needs of city neighborhoods, there is no substitute for shoe leather. In Baltimore, 14 residents visited over 700 corner and convenience stores to develop an approach suitable for their communities.
The state of California is running a large-scale trial to determine if providing medically tailored meals for chronic health sufferers leads to better health outcomes at lower cost.
Philadelphia’s nonprofit Common Market, soon to celebrate its tenth anniversary and beginning to build satellite hubs in other cities, illustrates the maturation of the “food hub” movement, a movement that has often employed nonprofit intermediaries to help small-scale farmers better serve local food markets.
A new study from Baltimore finds that resident access to healthy food is increasing, but very slowly. The report, written by the city’s planning department and researchers at Johns Hopkins, develops an eight-point plan to guide future efforts.
All CEOs, if they claim any interest in organizational sustainability and stewardship of mission, should spend a good part of their time developing a deep bench that will both challenge and support them.
