Building a stronger, more equitable + nourishing food system w/ @RockefellerFdn. Urban Planner + Urban Farmer + Grape Stomper + Bookworm. Views are my own.
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Don’t miss this great webinar! If you're interested in Sustainable agricultural systems join @Regen_10 and @RockefellerFdn on 3/24 at 9am EDT/1pm GDT to discuss the potential of #RegenerativeAgriculture. Register now: merid.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
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When students are well-fed, they live healthier and learn better.
Some great news - @USDA is taking major steps to make #schoolmeals more nutritious, while also supporting the health and well-being of America's next generation.
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Funding Opportunity: spread the word! Proud that @RockefellerFdn is a founding funder of GROWING JUSTICE - a visionary group investing in #healthequity #economicequity & #racialjustice in food systems. Now accepting applications for BIPOC + allied community-led #GoodFood projects
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Continuing to rely solely on conventional approaches cannot generate the profound shifts needed to food systems.
Excited to share and be part of @RockefellerFdn’s 10 new grants to scale Indigenous + #RegenerativeAgriculture practices. #COP27
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"High levels of CO2 are reducing the nutrient density of staple foods." - @l_haddad, @GAINalliance #FoodPrize22
Excited to share my perspectives on Next Steps on Nutrition & Food Security: Reflections on the White House Hunger Conference along with other professionals at the @partners4he , Tulane Nutrition and @TulaneSPHTM webinar on October 25th bit.ly/3TlWi32 #hungerandnutrition
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What if kids & patients were fed healthier meals, sourced from local #farmers & prepared by people in the community?
I'm excited to follow these new #goodfood @RockefellerFdn grants @urbanschoolfood @TidesCommunity @HCWHGlobal @WinrockIntl
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Earlier today at #WHConfHungerHealth: "It's not hard. Universal school meals. By offering this we would get rid of the stigma, wipe out lunch debt & no kitchen manager will ever have to take away the nutritious meal from a child again.” –@donnamartinrd, FoodCorps partner 👏
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53 yrs ago a US President held the first #WhiteHouse Summit on Hunger. Today @JoeBiden opens the latest #Hunger, #Nutrition #Health Conference bold statements to make child tax credits permanent and the expansion of free school meals - both pillars of @RockefellerFdn granting.
So excited to be part of the @RockefellerFdn Food Team as we partner w/ @American_Heart
@Kroger_Health + more on a new #FoodIsMedicine research initiative that will transform how healthy food & nutrition can increase health equity for millions of Americans. #WHConfHungerHealth
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Thank you @POTUS for highlighting our commitment with @AmericanHeart & @Kroger_Health to expand #FoodIsMedicine research to help scale these critical solutions as a part of the health care system.
We’re committed to ending hunger by expanding access to #GoodFood4All!
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Today is the #WHConfHungerHealth! We're honored to take part in this historic moment to help make the US food system better for people and the planet 🌎 Here's how the nation can tackle our hunger and nutrition crisis rockfound.link/3Sn00Jw
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@SenatorTester and I hit hard, and we want to hit market concentration in the agricultural industry the hardest. So we introduced the Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2022. Learn more here: booker.senate.gov/news/press…
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Consolidation in the agriculture industry is costing consumers and producers, so @SenBooker and I are teaming up to *tackle* it.
There is a potentially strong opportunity to move beyond #antihunger to a #nutritionequity perspective. While relieving hunger is an imperative, it is also the minimum that we should strive for in ensuring healthy lives for Americans. We can and should DO and demand more.
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.@WFP estimates that 276 million people are marching toward starvation. Our trustee @ndidiNwuneli shares her vision for boosting improving access to #GoodFood for millions of people across the globe.
My latest TED talk is finally out! It really takes a village! So grateful to my entire family, the amazing teams @sahelconsulting @aacefoods @nourish_africa @cn_afri @RockefellerFdn @_mdoc @TwigaFoods @SonghaiCenter ted.com/talks/ndidi_okonkwo_…
By 2050, the global population will reach nearly 10 billion. To meet food demand, dramatic changes must be made to food production and consumption. Check out how @rockefellerfdn visionaries from across the globe are working to save our future at food2050series.com
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Remaining dependent on a small number of crops will only increases the chances that we will extend and expand the current global food crisis bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
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🌽Good Food nourishes people and our planet. 🌏 What does good food mean to you? #GoodFood4All
Great work from @guardian tying genetic diversity to strategies of resilience. It is imperative for both #foodsecurity and #nutritionsecurity (and soil health) that we diversify what we cultivate and eat theguardian.com/food/ng-inte…