Written by Isabel Realyvasquez, Grant Writing & Development Intern Juneteenth is right around the corner. Celebrated annually on June 19, this holiday, also known as “Juneteenth Independence Day” and “Emancipation Day,” commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, received word that they were free under Read more…
Written by Anastasia Mathews, Nonprofit Management Intern Growing diverse foods is important for our health, resilience to climate change, and ensuring food security for our future. There are around 300,000 edible plant species on Earth, but humans only eat around 200 different species. (Barnett, 2015) Within these species, however, there Read more…
Written by Sabrina Hoenig, Content Manager Intern This spring EGC was awarded the San Mateo Sustainability award for our community-based work that is working hard to mitigate food insecurity in our community. Our programs take an integrative approach to healing our community from a food system that places blame on Read more…
Written by Alyla Phomphakdy, Landscape Design Intern Recent data shows that 5.4 million Californians experience food insecurity (1). Food insecurity is defined as “the occasional or constant lack of access to the food one needs for a healthy, active life.” (2) This resulted in many community groups and organizations – Read more…
Written by Trelasa Baratta, Education and Curriculum Intern With the high cost of housing in the Bay Area and other urban areas, many low-income residents find themselves struggling to afford housing, let alone a stable and nutritious food source. The recent pandemic further exacerbated these pre-existing issues, and its repercussions Read more…
By Zoee Tanner, Education and Curriculum Development While the Bay Area has always had a need for bettering food security, the problem of addressing lack of accessibility to fresh, nutritious, and culturally diverse food has only amplified with the pandemic. During COVID-19 demand for food assistance in the Bay Area, Read more…
Written by Nicole Shimizu, Communications and Outreach Coordinator According to Foodprint, food justice is “a holistic and structural view of the food system that sees healthy food as a human right and addresses structural barriers to that right.” Food justice aims to make healthy foods accessible and to end the Read more…
Written by Kelly Chen, Education and Development Curriculum Intern At Each Green Corner, our mission is to alleviate food insecurity through creating community organic produce gardens. You might wonder how a small organic garden can provide stability for many, but in fact organic gardens can actually be a path to Read more…
Wondering what “food security” is? Here’s a quick primer, including ways you can help. Hint: support Each Green Corner and other organizations addressing this issue! The Definition Food Se·cu·ri·ty (noun) The state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. Oxford Languages But what in practice Read more…