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In the introduction of Food Justice by Robert Gottlieb and Anupama Joshi they talk about how Hurricane Katrina ruined so many schools. They saw this as an opportunity to rebuild their school system. A group of middle schoolers want to voice their opinion and be heard they were called the Rethinkers. They wanted to fix their school system and that was including the meals that they received. They went to local shrimp producers who were also struggle after the storm and they said that major issue was development of industrially farms. These made the Rethinkers not just want to help their school with the food issue but to help their community. They first replaced the plastic silverware. They talked to there school nutritionist. They talked about
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Food Justice at Trinity dedicates it 's time to provide services to those in need within Asbury Park, because we value compassion, solidarity, and charity. Food Justice at Trinity or FTJ hopes to complete the following with additional funding: expanding the urban garden, and purchasing local organic foods for our guests. Trinity has multiple programs which helps us complete our mission of the meeting the immediate needs of hunger and lead towards a brighter future for Asbury Park. Trinity organizes within Asbury to prevent hunger and injustice in the future through our educational efforts. The only way to prevent hunger is to understand why it exists, this is the education Trinity provides to citizens throughout Asbury and to our volunteers.

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Food corporations look to those who have recognizable credentials. By explaining that she lacked sufficient background knowledge and is a well-informed as a common person, Miller proves that she has nothing of value that they can learn. In her article, she mentions that she “cautiously raise a subject that has concerned me of late: less than five miles away, some children don’t have enough to eat” (2). Her experience with families lacking healthy food has only recently become an issue of worry for her, and thereby is not qualified to present new solutions to the problem. Through failing to build up a credible relationship with her target audience, Miller’s argument becomes a waste and is an inefficiency.

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In “Between dorms and feasting halls, hidden hunger”, Kate Robbins explains that many colleges around the world are facing the same problem, which is struggling with hunger. Most student at colleges and universities cannot afford the prices of food at campus because they came from poor families; however, some Universities are trying to find the solution for this problem by applying different types of programs to help these students. One of these colleges is in San Diego City, it has applied the free bag lunch program, and it was by Bromley-Taylor when she noticed that most of the schoolers look as if they were starving from hunger, so in November the free bag lunch program has released to help these needed students to feed themselves. Another

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“I feel it is an obligation to help people understand the relation of food to agriculture and the relationship of food to culture.” As a chef and supporter of the organic food movement, Alice Waters has taken it upon herself the responsibility of informing the public and school children on the importance of cooking both locally and sustainably grown food. Her passion for a “good, clean, and fair” food economy and the way she advocates for it has resulted in many contributions to the foodservice industry. She started with the future of our society and culture: children. In 1996 Alice Waters created the Edible Schoolyard at Berkeley’s Martin Luther King, Jr., Middle School.

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In short, many people around the United States suffer from food instability and hunger. People can’t always help the situations they are in, but there are things almost everyone can do to help the hunger situation in

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" Food insecurity and participation in community food programs among low-income Toronto families. " Canadian Journal of Public Health/Revue Canadienne de Sante 'e Publique (2009): 135-139. Participation among the community is a huge factor in the fight against child hunger. With more food programs available to the hungry children, they will have a higher chance of being able to have a good supply of food.

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By making healthy food options more financially accessible, food cooperatives contribute to reducing food disparities and promoting equity within our community. Furthermore, food cooperatives serve as platforms for education and community engagement. Many cooperatives organize workshops, cooking demonstrations, and nutrition classes to empower individuals to make informed food choices (Richards et al., 2019). These educational opportunities help community members develop essential skills, such as meal planning, food preparation, and budgeting, which can contribute to long-term food security. By fostering a sense of community and providing resources for skill

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This shows how they have helped by donating food to emergency centers. This common solution of trying to reduce food waste by help out, whether its connecting people online or donating

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The intention and purpose of creating posters and pamphlets is that the students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of the importance of not wasting food in their school and at home and show ways in which they can be a part of the solution and not the problem. This is extremely motivating for the students because it is a concept that they experience every day and they can make a choice to do something differently about food waste. They can become the spokespeople for this problem and influence their peers, parents, and community for positive change. Description of

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The summer months can be a difficult time for children who rely on school meals, therefore a program like this would benefit many children by receiving nutritious meals when school is not in session. Another solution to prevent child hunger is to create more community gardens to provide low income families with nutritious, sufficient foods that will eliminate food insecurity. “In 2010, 14.5% of households in the Us suffered food insecurity [10] Of these, 40% were households with incomes below the Federal poverty line [11]. Community gardens are one way inner-city residents can start to combat food insecurity” (Food Security). Community gardens are a way of assuring that low income families will be provided with fresh, healthy food, and overcome

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In some schools some principals superintendents have made a decision to opt out of the Healthy choice foods and make there own semi-healthy foods that kids like. To reduce waste and bring back students who have opted to pack a lunch or go off campus for fast food, his districts cafeterias have installed stir-fry stations with abundant vegetables so students can have meals made to order. and he’s added spice bars so kids can even the bland. In schools some principals and administrators are starting to take action.

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For students who are struggling with this issue that live on campus they will have the opportunity to use their peers meal credits. Once the month is up any student who has unused meal credits can donate them to an organization for students who are struggling with finding a reliable source for food. These struggling students then will be able to use the donated meal credits to eat whichever food they have on campus. A solution for students who don’t live on campus is to have food pantries. Which are where people donate food or organizations get food and put them in boxes for students to have for free.

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I learned that many kids across the country are not receiving free school food and that there are some schools that don’t offer free school lunches. There are many things that we can do to make sure that everyone can receive a free school lunch. Not everyone takes advantage of free school lunches and that is terrible because that means we are throwing away food that could be going to children who actually want food and don’t have the money to buy food or who don’t qualify for free or reduced school lunches. The Hunger-Free Students’ Bill of Rights Act require every student to receive the same

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It not only wastes money but also causes some environmental problems, such as pollution and rats. However, many people do not realize the problem now. Considering that food waste is troubling, it is important to initiate a movement to motivate residents to reduce food waste, and the movement can be carried out through reeducatice and facilitative strategies. Food waste is a significant food-related issue in my community as well as many other communities and cities.

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