Good News About Food

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

Ukraine Helpers 2022

Helpers 2022: Celebrating the People Helping Ukraine

Every year, The Helpers Edition of the Goodnewspaper highlights inspiring helpers in a number of categories. In this post we’re celebrating helpers in the Ukraine category.
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Homelessness Quote Graphic: From the comfort of our own homes it's hard to understand the complexities of something like poverty and homelessness. — Terence Lester

86 Best Quotes About Homelessness

From the perspective of people who have experienced homelessness and their advocates, to the observations of social commentators and policymakers, these quotes offer a wide range of perspectives on the challenges and realities of homelessness.
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Composting in Detroit Gets a Boost From the Philippines

Organizers formed a long-distance partnership to bring composting to their community.
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8 Good News Stories About Small Businesses

Running a small business isn't easy. Our culture rewards big, winner-take-all businesses. But small businesses are valuable. By their nature, they have a focus deeper than just profit. These stories celebrate small businesses doing good — and the people who support them.
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An illustrated box of Misfits Market

Misfits Market Review: Is It Worth It To Reduce Food Waste?

We’re here with an authentic review of Misfits Market, to give you another option to help reduce food waste during your weekly grocery haul. 
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Solar Windows, LANDBACK, & Dolphins - Good News This Week: November 19th 2022

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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Open Source' Seeds Are Fighting Back Against Big Ag

A handful of companies own the patents on virtually every seed planted in the US. Now, a new crop of unowned seeds is bringing biodiversity back to farming.
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Pets Eat a Lot of Meat. Feeding Them Insects Could Lower Their Carbon Pawprint.

A Q&A with Anne Carlson, the founder and CEO of Jiminy’s, on bringing insect-based dog food to the U.S.
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Carrots for Carrots: States Promote Buying Local for School Lunches

Local foods, once rare on school lunch trays, are gradually becoming more available in school cafeterias as states promote fresh produce, legumes, meats, and fish.
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Good News: Indigenous Farmers Reclaim Time-honored Techniques

In myriad tribal communities, food sovereignty has blossomed from a concept into a full-blown movement.
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A photo collage of solar lanterns, an altar, a person smelling a tree, a lake, and electrically charged coral reefs

Electric Reefs, Lanterns, & Fruit Trees - Good News This Week: November 5th 2022

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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Two workers eat fruits from a tree in front of them

Cities Are Planting Trees. Why Not Make Them Fruit Trees?

From backyards to sidewalks, communities in Philadelphia and beyond see food-bearing trees as a path to food justice and climate adaptation.
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