Happy International Youth Day! Youth around the globe are leading monumental movements. Many have spotted an issue and are powerfully organizing to ensure that the problem does not continue to oppress the next generation. Every day, youth take selfless steps forward, while many world leaders, corporations, and antiquated social practices attempt to drag them and their progress back. Yet, still, youth rise. The post Against All Odds, Youth Rise Up: International Youth Day appeared first on Foo...| Food Empowerment Project
“We thought if we gave the people food, they might want clothing. If we gave them clothing, they might want housing. If we gave them housing, they might want land, and if they had land, they might want some abstract thing called freedom.” —Elaine Brown, 1992Last year, my husband and I attended an event with| Food Empowerment Project
When I became vegan five years ago, I was overwhelmed by the amount of information and choices that I faced. Social media had filled my head with ideas about what being vegan “should” look like and what products I needed to buy. I was determined to stick with my commitment to be vegan, even if I didn’t have it all figured out. Along the way, I ended up finding affirmation of my choice in an unexpected place. The post How Being Born Blind Helped Me See the World—and Veganism—Differen...| Food Empowerment Project
One hundred and twenty years ago, The Jungle was published. This book would have a profound impact on food safety, but it didn’t have the intent the author, Upton Sinclair, had hoped for. He is quoted as saying, "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach."| Food Empowerment Project
When I became vegan five years ago, I was overwhelmed by the amount of information and choices that I faced. Social media had filled my head with ideas about what being vegan “should” look like and what products I needed to buy. I was determined to stick with my commitment to be vegan, even if I didn’t have it all figured out. Along the way, I ended up finding affirmation of my choice in an unexpected place.| Food Empowerment Project