Food security

4 Ways to Reduce Gender’s Influence on Food Security…

Even in the world’s richest country food security and food access aren’t blind. It disproportionately affects non-white Americans and females. Given all of the...
Lorraine Dufour
6 min read

Giving Your Passion Purpose: The Reasons I Started a…

So, I’ve always had this strong desire to improve social justice. To right the wrongs around me. I tell myself that if I see...
Frederic Laforge
7 min read

How to Manage Your Mobile Farmers’ Market Sustainably With…

Just like a kitchen is the heart of a home, people are the heart and soul of a mobile farmers’ market. From happy customers,...
Frederic Laforge
5 min read

Food Insecurity and Race: The Troubling Stats and What…

The facts don’t lie. Racial inequity plays a big part in food insecurity in the US. Non-white households are two times more food insecure...
Frederic Laforge
6 min read

What’s the Real Cost of Hunger? Finding Local Solutions…

$130.5 billion.  That’s not a typo. That’s the cost of hunger per year on the American healthcare system.1 And it’s the shocking result of...
Frederic Laforge
4 min read

Seniors’ Food Insecurity: 4 Ways Mobile Farmers’ Markets Can…

The baby boomer generation is still booming in their golden years. And that’s great for the healthy older adults who can cover their healthcare...
Lorraine Dufour
7 min read

Why Fruits and Vegetables Are an Important Part of…

The United Nations (UN) declared 2021 as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV).1 Even though 2021 is over, it’s still crucial to...
Frederic Laforge
6 min read

Who Benefits From Community Food Systems? 3 Ways to…

Have you ever tasted a tomato?  No, really. I mean, actually tasted one?  I know, I know, you’re thinking, “of course I have!” Chances...
Lorraine Dufour
8 min read

How Food Affects Our Nation’s Health. The Impact of…

Is it weird to think of food as medicine? Definitely not.  The foods we consume affect our health more than you might think. Some...
Frederic Laforge
5 min read

What the Blue Zones Teach Us About Healthy Living…

There’s an interesting phenomenon happening in five small pockets of the world. Researchers call these areas the ‘Blue Zones’.1 We’re talking about the happiest...
Frederic Laforge
5 min read