Food + Health
CUMAC mural on brick wall. It reads, Nourish and growth go hand in hand. September 2021
This is what trauma-informed hunger relief looks like
CUMAC mural on brick wall. It reads, Nourish and growth go hand in hand. September 2021
10.01.2021
by Chris Costanzo
Up-close photo of someone washing their hands. September 2021
Covid-19 safety measures may also have reduced our risk of contracting a foodborne illness
Up-close photo of someone washing their hands. September 2021
09.24.2021
by Matthew Sedacca
Baltimore, Maryland, USA - December 20, 2016: Man standing infront of typical corner shop in East Baltimore.
Critics say it’s time to stop using the term “food deserts”
Baltimore, Maryland, USA - December 20, 2016: Man standing infront of typical corner shop in East Baltimore.
09.16.2021
by Lela Nargi
Horizontal image of raw chicken breasts being sliced on a wooden cutting board in a kitchen setting. There is motion blur in the hands and the knife to create a feeling of action, while focus is on the chicken. The photograph was taken with shallow depth of field.
Salmonella: Why it’s a chicken and egg thing
Horizontal image of raw chicken breasts being sliced on a wooden cutting board in a kitchen setting. There is motion blur in the hands and the knife to create a feeling of action, while focus is on the chicken. The photograph was taken with shallow depth of field.
09.16.2021
by Maureen O’Hagan, Knowable Magazine
A person collects a box of food at a walk-up food distribution bank for people facing economic hardship or food insecurity, in a church parking lot in Los Angeles, California, August 10, 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. September 2021
Despite the year’s turmoil, the number of food-insecure households remained steady from 2019 to 2020
A person collects a box of food at a walk-up food distribution bank for people facing economic hardship or food insecurity, in a church parking lot in Los Angeles, California, August 10, 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. September 2021
09.10.2021
by Matthew Sedacca
Endicott College student Grace Vartanian, right, and other students load donated food that they have collected into the back of a car for transport in Beverly, MA on Oct. 29, 2020. September 2021
College students who experience food insecurity graduate at half the rate of their peers
Endicott College student Grace Vartanian, right, and other students load donated food that they have collected into the back of a car for transport in Beverly, MA on Oct. 29, 2020. September 2021
09.02.2021
by Jessica Fu
Doug Rainforth, City of Fairmont water plant supervisor, talks with a reporter between two filter presses at the Fairmont Water Treatment Plant, July 16, in Fairmont MN. August 2021
Fertilizer runoff disproportionately harms low-income communities’ drinking water
Doug Rainforth, City of Fairmont water plant supervisor, talks with a reporter between two filter presses at the Fairmont Water Treatment Plant, July 16, in Fairmont MN. August 2021
08.31.2021
by Madison McVan
Preparing Homemade Strawberry, Blueberry and Raspberry Jam and Canning in Jars
Can canners still trust the Ball Blue Book, cornerstone of the American canning canon?
Preparing Homemade Strawberry, Blueberry and Raspberry Jam and Canning in Jars
08.26.2021
by Jessica McKenzie
Rows of green vegetables grow an urban community garden. August 2021
Small-scale urban farms take root at food banks around the country
Rows of green vegetables grow an urban community garden. August 2021
08.25.2021
by Austin Bryniarski