Good News About Food

Celebrating innovative ways that we're ensuring equitable access to food — and ways that food is being used for good

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Good News This Week: February 17, 2024 - Moccasins, Reefs, & AI

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Good News This Week: February 10, 2024 - AI, Laundry, & the Super Bowl

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A woman and her cat sit on a couch. She eats a sandwich, and a jar of Hellmann's mayonnaise sits between them. Behind her are decorations for the Super Bowl.

Hellmann's has created a new post-Super Bowl holiday to combat food waste

The campaign encourages people to repurpose leftovers, with Hellmann's pledging to donate $100,000 to the Food Recovery Network and organizing efforts to rescue surplus food from Super Bowl events.
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New bird-friendly label drives sustainable maple farming

A relatively new program in Vermont is helping both maple syrup-producing farms and their customers to improve forest habitats preferred by a diversity of bird species.
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Good News This Week: January 27, 2024 - Farms, Food, & Seaweed

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Eating with empathy: How to include everyone at mealtime

No matter your relationship to food, we all deserve a more holistic and inclusive approach to how we dine.
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A young girl smiles in a refugee camp, holding up a cup of food; a number of plates of food are prepared; two men work at a large stove in World Central Kitchen's Rafah location

World Central Kitchen reaches milestone, serving 22 million meals in Gaza

The organization has deployed over 800 trucks, set up 27 kitchens, and introduced innovative approaches like wood pellet-fueled stoves to overcome fuel transportation restrictions.
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Good News This Week: January 13, 2024 - Cacao, Books, & Dogs

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Aid Struggles to Reach Gaza; Do Your Donations Still Help?

Your donations can support on-the-ground teams, allow for modified assistance programs, and help neighboring areas affected by conflict.
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Ultimate List: 1288 Fruits & Vegetables from A-Z 🍋🥒🍒🥕

We’ve all heard of apples, broccoli, and zucchini — but what about kohlrabi, pluots, and persimmons? We’ve collected the ultimate list of fruit and vegetable names — from A to Z.
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Good News This Week: December 16, 2023 - Sesame Street, Seeds, & Shelters

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