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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
Apr 12, 2022 6 min read

$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
Apr 10, 2022 4 min read

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
Apr 8, 2022 7 min read

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
Mar 16, 2022 8 min read

Meet a woman whose drive, passion, and creativity are creating a lasting impact in the urban neighborhoods of West Sacramento. She is to food...

Frederic Laforge
Dec 29, 2021 5 min read

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began almost 2 years ago, our food supply system has been turned upside down. It’s a lot harder to access...

Lorraine Dufour
Dec 28, 2021 5 min read

Sure you’ve seen food trucks on tv, online, or even downtown, but have you ever seen a farmers’ market on wheels? What makes mobile...

Frederic Laforge
Dec 2, 2021 5 min read

New research from New York state reviewed the impacts of opening a new food retailer in lower-income communities. Also, it...

Frederic Laforge
Jan 20, 2021 5 min read