March 27th Update: Garfield community members and food justice activists got organized, took action, and won!
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Lack of grocery not sole obesity cause, report says
A lack of full-service grocery stores in low-income areas often is blamed for high obesity rates, but prices and store layouts might play a bigger role, according to a report […]
Hunger Awareness Month: Fresh Access is back…and bigger!
Farmers market season is now in full gear across the region, and that means Just Harvest’s Fresh Access program is back – enabling shoppers to use their food stamps/EBT, debit, […]
Hunger Awareness Month: Grow Pittsburgh is growing more than gardens
Battling hunger in our communities requires a number of strategies and multiple tools. Grow Pittsburgh is one of the most innovative and successful local organizations to tackle the issue of […]
Hunger Awareness Month: Thinking about global warming and U.S. hunger on World Environment Day
Every year on June 5, over 100 countries celebrate World Environment Day – “the largest day of global action on the planet”. What does the environment and global ciimate change […]
Hunger Awareness Month: Ken Regal on Just Harvest’s mission to end hunger
In this video – part of an upcoming documentary on food access in Pittsburgh by Center of Life – Just Harvest Executive Director Ken Regal discusses what the mission of […]
Just Harvest News, Summer 2013
War on food stamps declared; Just Harvest holds grassroots meeting – mobilization begins on food stamps issues; Taking it to the streets; and more…
Lack of produce drives mobile grocery project
It may be easy to find a Primanti Brother’s sandwich in Pittsburgh, but it is difficult in some areas to find fresh green beans and apples. It is a problem […]
2023 Primary Election: Allegheny County Chief Executive
Here’s where the six Democratic candidates — Theresa Sciulli Colaizzi, Dave Fawcett, Sara Innamorato, Michael Lamb, Will Parker, and John Weinstein — stand on two critical food policy questions.
2021 Primary Election: Mayor of Pittsburgh
The four Democratic candidates are incumbent Bill Peduto and challengers Ed Gainey, Tony Moreno, and Mike Thompson. Here are their answers to our questions.
