By Elena Durazo Shalom Farms: Humanizing the Food System “These are plants that we’re growing for other people, so please make sure you don’t eat them!” Marc Charbonier shouts, distressed, to a group of twenty-odd middle schoolers as they run around the seven-acre Northside farm. Watching them herd the youths through rows of vegetables Read more about Shalom Farms[…]
By Logan Jones-Wilkins A food desert, as defined by the US Department of Agriculture, is an urban area in which it is difficult to buy affordable, nutritious food. Yet, even deserts are ecosystems, where life can flourish when the conditions are right. Selan Hailu, a clinical psychologist, is a co-founder of The Human Connection, a Read more about Thriving in the Desert[…]
Herman “Big Herm” Baskerville himself. (Photo by Aidan Lubin.) By Aidan Lubin and Logan Jones-Wilkins Herman Baskerville, the man who puts the “Herm” in Big Herm’s Kitchen in Jackson Ward, gave up his chance for a steady paycheck years ago. He found something more meaningful. Big Herm, as he is called by many in his Read more about The Herman Connection[…]
By Jackie Llanos Every afternoon, from lunchtime to evening, Michelle Redd stands by a stoplight at the intersection of Lauburnum Avenue and Chamberlayne Road holding a sign asking for help. She has been standing there every afternoon for six months. But now, with summer coming on, her situation is becoming more difficult. “It’s hot out Read more about Meadow Bridge Fridge[…]
By Anna Ridilla The national Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, was first established in 1933 during the Great Depression. The program, which is entirely federally funded, was created to provide nutritional assistance for low-income families. Families receive a monthly allowance based on income level that they can then use to purchase groceries, similar to Read more about Taking a Swipe at Hunger[…]