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Home » food justice

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Three students, one wearing a Brownsville Collaborative Middle School sweater, work on a hydroponic farm at the school, with visible plants in the foreground and background.
Posted inFeatured News

Brooklyn Teens Address Food Insecurity, Nutrition Education in Schools

by Will Fritz August 15, 2022August 16, 2022

A local nonprofit is working to provide students with the skills to fight food insecurity in Brooklyn and beyond. Teens For Food Justice was started in 2013 by co-founders Tara Swibel, Katherine Soll and Chana Chenfeld. “The premise behind it was that there were a lot of divested neighborhoods that didn’t really have access to […]

Posted inFeatured News Archive

The Pandemic Has Made it Even Harder for One in Three Americans to Obtain Healthy, Affordable Food

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader October 26, 2021October 27, 2021
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

Rethink Food Is Delivering Free Meals to Five Brooklyn Schools This Summer

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader July 20, 2021July 21, 2021
Posted inTechnology

Farm.One Cuts the Ribbon on New Urban Farm in Prospect Heights

by Jackson Ferrari Ibelle June 29, 2021July 9, 2021
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

East New York Farms Harnesses the Power of Local Youth to Support Community With Fresh, Healthy Food

by Anna Bradley-Smith May 26, 2021June 7, 2021
Posted inEducation

Teens For Food Justice Tackles Food Insecurity Using At-Home Farming Kits for City Youth

by Jackson Ferrari Ibelle May 20, 2021May 21, 2021
Posted inNon-Profit & Community

The Campaign Against Hunger Opens East New York Community Food Distribution Center

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader April 20, 2021April 21, 2021
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Hundreds of Brownsville Families Get Healthy Thanksgiving Meal From Brooklyn Non-Profits

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader November 25, 2020January 25, 2021
First Look At Williamsburg's Gorgeous New Domino Park On The East River
Posted inCommunity Health Page, Profiles

Community Health Profiles: Karina Christiansen Challenges Accepted Food Advocacy Frameworks

by Brooklyn Neighborhood Health Action Centers July 2, 2018January 28, 2021
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