Major UK Supermarket Chain Planning To Sell Bugs As Food To Help Poor People Through Winter

October 22, 2022 Diet,Video

By Steve Watson A major supermarket chain in the UK is finalising plans to stock insects on its shelves and market them as a cheap food source for people struggling to afford to feed their families amid soaring inflation and the cost of living crisis. The Daily Mail reports that Aldi is considering stocking ‘edible’ bugs […]

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World Food Prices Jump In August To Near Decade High

September 5, 2021 Food Freedom

By Tyler Durden Central banks and mainstream media continue to peddle the notion that soaring food inflation is temporary and the average Joe and Jane should not worry about it. But in a new report via the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), global food prices are on the rise, once again, and back to near-decade highs. […]

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1.2 Million Children Worldwide Could Die From Disrupted Healthcare Amid Pandemic Lockdowns, Analysis Finds

June 15, 2021 Natural Health News

By Brad Polumbo From mental health to drug overdoses, some of the most apparent unintended consequences from COVID-19 lockdowns and pandemic restrictions have finally garnered mainstream attention. However, the global fallout from lockdown orders on the world’s poorest has flown somewhat under the radar—and will make the aforementioned dire consequences look mild in comparison. A […]

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A “Biblical” Invasion Of Locusts Threatens To Cause Widespread Famine In The Horn Of Africa

February 22, 2021 Food Freedom

By Michael Snyder The locusts are back, and they are hungry.  Last year, an unprecedented plague of locusts devastated crops in eastern Africa, across the Middle East and throughout much of Asia.  Many were hoping that it would just be a one year phenomenon, but now the locusts have returned and one British news source […]

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Homeless: What We Can Learn About Survival from Life on the Streets

January 25, 2021 Preparedness

By Fabian Omar People living in cities are used to a broad net of safety, convenience, and comfort. 60% (on average) of the world population, according to recent estimates, live in cities. More in developed/developing nations (around 80%, as in the U.S.) and less in poorer ones (30 to 40%).  Cities provide a high level […]

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The Covid Depression and “Food Insecurity”

January 9, 2021 Food Freedom

By Alice Salles Americans are going hungry because of coronavirus, and they are turning to theft to survive—at least that’s what we’re supposed to believe. Nearly 26 million Americans did not have enough food through the month of November, according to survey data reported by the Washington Post. Covid-19 was solely to blame, until the article’s […]

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Tasmanian Man Wants To Help End Malnutrition By Cataloging All Edible Plants

December 1, 2020 Food Freedom

By Anthony McLennan Hoping to fight malnutrition, agricultural scientist Bruce French has spent an incredible five decades cataloging edible plants across the world. The Australian’s quest began over 50 years ago when he was teaching agriculture in Papua New Guinea. His students appeared bored learning about Western plants and wanted to know more about their […]

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Experts: Over 50 Million Americans Will Be Food Insecure in 2020

November 12, 2020 Natural Health News

Food insecurity in America is reaching an all-time high during the COVID-19 pandemic. But large regional differences exist in the severity of the impact. Experts project over 50 million Americans will be food insecure in 2020, including about 17 million children, says Craig Gundersen, ACES distinguished professor in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics […]

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It Is Being Projected That More Than 50 Million Americans Will Be Fighting Hunger By The End Of This Year

September 4, 2020 Food Freedom

By Michael Snyder Has there ever been a time in your life when you haven’t had enough food to make it through the week?  If you have never experienced this, you are extremely fortunate.  Even during the best of times, millions of Americans struggle with hunger, and these definitely are not the best of times.  […]

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Employee-Owned Supermarket Chain Buys Produce From Farmers, Donates It to Food Banks

April 24, 2020 Natural Health News

By Elias Marat As the coronavirus pandemic continues to do damage to the United States economy, an increasing amount of working-poor and middle-class families are being pushed to the brink of poverty and food insecurity. However, the problem has also extended to farmers, who have resorted to dumping produce and milk to cope with a […]

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9-Year-Old Girl Grows Food And Builds Shelters For The Homeless

March 10, 2020 Food Freedom

By Mayukh Saha What would you expect of a young girl of six? You’d think she’s just going to have fun and dream big -not Hailey Ford. While shopping for groceries with her mother back in 2012, the young Hailey met a homeless man, Edward. She asked her mother to buy him a sandwich and […]

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Aldi Supermarkets Will Be Giving Away Free Food To The Needy On Christmas Eve

December 20, 2019 Food Freedom,Video

By John Vibes The discount supermarket chain Aldi has announced that they will be giving away all of their unsold fresh food after their stores close on Christmas Eve. The unsold food will be handed out to “less fortunate individuals” in order to “prevent food going to waste.” The company will also be sharing large […]

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To Tackle Homelessness These 12 Girls Created A Solar-Powered Tent

October 8, 2019 Natural Living,Video

By Mayukh Saha Daniela Orozco recalls that homelessness in her hometown of San Fernando had not been so bad earlier. Just a high school freshman then, she remembers seeing only one homeless person on her way to school. Things worsened drastically over the following 4 years. Helping the homeless on their own was not an […]

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Food For Trash: India Café To Offer Food For Plastics, Then Use To Build Roads

July 29, 2019 Environment,Video

By Aaron Kesel Next month, the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh in the city of Ambikapur will open the country’s first “garbage café,” where attendants will be able to recycle their plastic waste and get a free meal, Reuters reported. In various parts of the world, similar cafés have opened in countries including some parts […]

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Jaden Smith Just Opened A Vegan Food Truck For The Homeless In Los Angeles Called I Love You Restaurant

July 9, 2019 Food Freedom,Natural Health News,Video

By Mayukh Saha It seems humanity runs in the Smith household. Will Smith has already been known for his philanthropy and now Jaden Smith, his son, is following in his footsteps. His pop-up restaurant is the latest addition to all of Jaden’s activist and artistic pursuits. In an Instagram post, Jaden announced the launch of […]

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California First State Ever to Prescribe Specific Meals to Chronically Ill Patients

May 22, 2018 Natural Health News

  By Heather Callaghan, Editor California has become the first state to prescribe specific – and presumably healthier – meals to chronically ill patients. The newly launched pilot program will treat low-income and at-risk Medicaid patients with “specially tailored meals that are proven to offer relief from chronic illnesses and diseases.” Wait – Is this finally an […]

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Trump Overturns SNAP Program with Blue Apron Style Food Delivery Proposal

February 13, 2018 Food Freedom

By Natural Blaze Have you ever wanted to try one of those home delivery meal plans like Blue Apron? Soon, SNAP recipients may receive a box of goods serving as half of their monthly food benefits from the federal government. Of course, it won’t be “gourmet” like Blue Apron advertises and it has nothing to do […]

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