Posts tagged: #hunger
Posted on July 12, 2019
Hi Everyone, Yesterday I had a great conversation with Dr. Shelley Dennis about her new book, Edible Entanglements, trying to decipher the complex issues in our global food system that causes hunger, starvation and even obesity. We are all becoming … Read More
Posted in Radio
Tagged with: #Dr. Shelley Dennis, #Edible Entanglements, #global food system, #hunger, #Obesity, #political theology, #starvation
Posted on March 25, 2019
Eric Holt-Giménez, is the Executive Director of the Institute for Food and Development Policy (Food First) and author of a new book called, Can We Feed the World Without Destroying It? During our conversation, we discussed how our current food … Read More
Posted in Radio
Tagged with: #agroecology, #Can We Feed the World Without Destroying It?, #environmental stewardship, #Eric Holt-Gimenéz, #fast-food workers, #food first, #food sustainably, #food waste, #grass root organizations, #green new deal, #hunger, #Institute for Food and Development Policy, #livable wage, #overproduction, #parity pricing
Posted on March 5, 2019
Our children are our future, yet our federal government has been weakening the standards to improve the school lunch program. We have an opportunity to make it better for the children in NY State, and we need everyone to speak … Read More
Posted in Take Action
Tagged with: #childhood obesity, #homeless, #hunger, #Long Island Food and Film Feast, #mental illness, #New York Assembly Member, #New York Senator, #New York State Legislators, #New York Students’ Well-being, #NY State, #overweight or obese, #school lunch program
Posted on January 9, 2019
Hi Everyone, I am just finishing up another jam packed week, with lots of fun, inspiration, and frustration. I had the enormous pleasure of seeing Brian Cranston on Broadway in the new show Network. OMG! He is amazing! However, the … Read More
Posted in Eating Green with Bhavani
Tagged with: #Alicia Newton, #and we're not going to take it anymore, #anger, #bigotry, #community based agriculture, #dishonesty, #food sovereignty, #frustration, #green bronx machine, #Healthier LI Challenge VII: Growing Healthier Students, #healthy food, #hunger, #industrial agriculture, #inequality, #lack of honesty and transparency, #love and gratitude, #Network on B'way, #Nourish My Soul, #Nutrition Education, #poverty, #Progressive Radio Network, #racism, #sexism, #South Bronx, #Stephen Ritz, #stupidity, #We're mad as hell
Posted on December 24, 2018
Hi All, I had a great interview with Alison Cohen this week about the work of WhyHunger, and their mission to provide critical resources to support grassroots movements. They work with organizations committed to social, environmental, racial and economic justice, working … Read More
Posted in Radio
Tagged with: #Alison Cohen, #economic justice, #environmental, #grassroots, #hunger, #racial, #social, #whyhunger
Posted on November 13, 2018
Our Thanksgiving Cooking Extravaganza Starts This Weekend! Please Put a Call Out For Our Coat Drive!! This time of year is all about Gratitude, about being Thankful for the blessings in our lives, for the people in our lives, and … Read More
Posted in Eating Green with Bhavani
Tagged with: #Beauty Products, #Beautycounter, #blankets, #boots, #carcinogens, #Clothing Drive, #coat drive, #coats, #cooking, #donate, #Donna Casali, #feeding the homeless, #GLOVES, #HATS, #homelessness, #hormone disruptors, #hunger, #monetary donations, #personal care items, #pot of soup, #Rainbow Vegetable Soup, #River Fund NY, #SCARFS, #sleeping bags, #sweatshirts, #Thanksgiving, #Thanksgiving Feast, #tote bags, #volunteer
Posted on November 7, 2018
Hi All, The 2018 Long Island Food Conference is behind us, but the work to make Food a national political issue is still ahead of us! When I say Food, I mean a fair food system where everyone has access … Read More
Posted in Eating Green with Bhavani
Tagged with: #antibiotics, #chemicals, #coat drive, #Democratic Initiative, #diet for a small planet, #food pantry, #Frances Moore Lappe, #GMO's, #homelessness, #Hormones, #hunger, #Jon Chin, #LI Food Conference, #living democracy, #PCB's, #Pesticides, #plastic, #River Fund NY, #Share Meals, #Sierra Club, #Tom Colicchio
Posted on January 2, 2018
Scientists Learn Exactly Why Fiber is Good for You The term “dietary fiber” refers to the indigestible molecules or compounds of plants that we cannot break down ourselves. Yet the billions of bacteria lining our gut do. In fact, according … Read More
Posted in In The News
Tagged with: #big food, #cuomo governor ny new york, #extra pounds, #farm to school, #food shaming, #food tracking digital apps, #food weight-loss, #free breakfast, #fresh food access, #gulf of mexico, #healthy, #hunger, #no child hungry, #npr, #roxane gay, #tyson food toxic waste site
