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How Hydroponic School Gardens Can Cultivate Food Justice, Year-Round

These greens are among the hydroponic crops grown by students at Brownsville Collaborative Middle School, in Brooklyn, N.Y. In June, the students started to sell discounted boxes of the fresh produce to community members. Robin Lloyd/for NPR hide caption

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How Hydroponic School Gardens Can Cultivate Food Justice, Year-Round

July 7, 2019 • In neighborhoods with limited access to healthy foods, school gardens can help close the gap — for students and the wider community. Some schools are now expanding the season by growing indoors.

Food Access Advocates Walk The Long Walk ... To The Nearest Grocery Store

Hundreds of people took part in Washington, D.C.'s "Grocery Walk" to demonstrate the difficulty of getting fresh food in some areas. Brian Oh/Courtesy of DC Greens hide caption

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Food Access Advocates Walk The Long Walk ... To The Nearest Grocery Store

November 1, 2017 • Nearly 40 million Americans live miles away from fresh, healthy food, and participants in the "Grocery Walk" wanted to show how difficult it can be to get basic items in these often low-income areas.

Why The Story Of Southern Food Is As Much About People As Dishes

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Why The Story Of Southern Food Is As Much About People As Dishes

June 11, 2017 • In his new book, John T. Edge tries to pay down what he calls "a debt of pleasure" to the African-American and immigrant cooks whose stories are often left out of the narrative.

Think Nobody Wants To Buy Ugly Fruits And Veggies? Think Again

Not so ugly, eh? Supposedly imperfect produce rescued and reclaimed for consumption by Bon Appetit and Better Harvests. Far left and far right: Courtesy of Ron Clark/Better Harvests. Center three images: Courtesy of Bon Appétit Management Company hide caption

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Far left and far right: Courtesy of Ron Clark/Better Harvests. Center three images: Courtesy of Bon Appétit Management Company

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Think Nobody Wants To Buy Ugly Fruits And Veggies? Think Again

March 26, 2015 • As much as a third of the produce grown on some farms is rejected because it doesn't meet beauty standards. But it's still tasty and healthy. One big firm is now telling growers: Give us your uglies.

Food Truck Pioneer Battles Food Deserts With High Cuisine

The Kogi BBQ truck near the campus of UCLA in 2009. Matt Sayles/AP hide caption

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Food Truck Pioneer Battles Food Deserts With High Cuisine

October 8, 2013 • Los Angeles chef Roy Choi helped launch the food truck movement. Now he wants to blend high and low cuisine to combat food deserts. He's challenging the tyranny of junk food in the inner cities, and is pushing other chefs to think about how they can contribute to food justice in their communities.