food insecurity

Sustainable agriculture provides a unique solution to food insecurity for D.C. residents
A man stands next to a raise garden bed, gesturing as he speaks. Other raised garden beds can be seen in the background.

Outreach and education manager at Arcadia Farm, Juan Pablo Echeverria, gives a tour of the sustainable agriculture non-profit. (Alyssa Landolfi)

Alyssa Landolfi
George Washington University
In this photo essay, learn how one non-profit focused on sustainable agriculture is addressing the issue of food deserts in Washington D.C.
American food vegetation: 'The Game Plan' podcast
Anika Pillai
George Washington University
This podcast introduces the idea of food representation, an addition to the Farm Bill that will turn food swamps and deserts into lush rainforest with diverse variety of accessible, nutritional foods.
Recipes for Food Security | COVID prompted local communities to creatively combat food insecurity. Are structural solutions next?
People in face masks organize food items into cardboard boxes in a gray warehouse space under a green sign that reads "FOOD FOR ALL."

Volunteers work together to organize food at the San Francisco Marin Food Bank (Photo by Sejal Govindarao).

Sejal Govindarao
Planet Forward FAO Fellow | George Washington University
The city of San Francisco and local organizations innovated to serve food insecure populations during the pandemic. Can food initiatives have the infrastructure to be durable?
Helping solve food insecurity with education: The Green Bronx Machine
Francesca Edralin
George Washington University
In this short film, Planet Forward Comcast Sustainable Storytelling Fellow Francesca Edralin explores how classroom gardening can be used as a tool to address food insecurity.
Creating a documentary: Here's what we learned
Heidi Estrada
George Washington University
After spending this semester working on a documentary, I have a lot to share about what I learned.
How local farms are important for a community's environmental sustainability
Leo Rosenblum
Ithaca College
Local farms provide communities not only with nutritious food, but also a way towards environmental sustainability by working directly with their local community.
Green Corn's grand gardeners
Spinach plant with a wooden sign post labeling the crop with blue paint.
Eva Legge
Planet Forward Correspondent | Dartmouth College
The Green Corn Project empowers Austinites in urban food deserts by building gardens in their own front yards.
Addressing food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic
Lizzie Mintz
George Washington University
Alicia Powers, the managing director of the ​Hunger Solutions Institute​ at Auburn University, shares how groups are addressing the ​effects​ of the COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity, and how sustainability can be prioritized too.
Community creates change
Photo by Alexandr Podvalny

(Alexandr Podvalny/Unsplash)

Alexis Schank
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Organizations in Madison, Wisconsin, focus on community-based solutions to improving food access during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
Cycling to end food insecurity

Bike the Barns event in September, 2019. (Samantha Beck/SUNY Plattsburgh) 

Samantha L. Beck
SUNY Plattsburgh
This creative project helps alleviate food insecurity in a remote area of New York. Plus, eight more ideas on how you can get involved in eliminating food deserts where you live.

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