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Food Plan Funding Opportunity: Communal Garden Support
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Communal Garden Grant Info Session
Communal Garden Grant Info Session
Connecting the dots: Wake County & CAFN discuss local food resilience on CW22
Connecting the dots: Wake County & CAFN discuss local food resilience on CW22

Trevor and Cindy discuss the purpose of the updated Wake County Food Security Plan and local Food Policy Councils, highlighting food hubs, the Fertile Ground Food Co-op, and the Black Farmers Market.

CAFN featured on CBS' My Carolina
CAFN featured on CBS' My Carolina

Board Member & Circle Leader Cindy Sink and Circle Leader Trevor Hyde were featured on My Carolina on January 25th, 2024. They discussed food insecurity in Wake County and CAFN’s work to create a more resilient and equitable local food system by implementing local solutions.

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Biden Administration urged to improve federal food service guidelines
Biden Administration urged to improve federal food service guidelines
USDA Announces $300 Million in Awards to Support Access to Land, Capital, and Markets for Beginning and Undeserved Farmers
USDA Announces $300 Million in Awards to Support Access to Land, Capital, and Markets for Beginning and Undeserved Farmers
Temporal changes in bio-behavioral and glycemic outcomes following a produce prescription program among predominantly Hispanic/Latino adults with or at risk of type 2 diabetes
Temporal changes in bio-behavioral and glycemic outcomes following a produce prescription program among predominantly Hispanic/Latino adults with or at risk of type 2 diabetes
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Investments in Urban Agriculture, Food and Market Access through President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Investments in Urban Agriculture, Food and Market Access through President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda
Agricultural Diversification: Practice and Policy
Agricultural Diversification: Practice and Policy
(NC) Help Get Local Food to Communities in Need
(NC) Help Get Local Food to Communities in Need
Financial Assistance Application Process Opens for USDA Farm Loan Borrowers Who Have Faced Discrimination
Financial Assistance Application Process Opens for USDA Farm Loan Borrowers Who Have Faced Discrimination
Upcoming Changes to Food and Nutrition Programs
Upcoming Changes to Food and Nutrition Programs
Congress tackles food stamp changes in the farm bill
Congress tackles food stamp changes in the farm bill
A Deep Dive on the Senate’s FY2024 Appropriations Bill
A Deep Dive on the Senate’s FY2024 Appropriations Bill
New Report Details Impacts of USDA's Local Food Purchase Assistance Program
New Report Details Impacts of USDA's Local Food Purchase Assistance Program
Food Insecurity and Diabetes: Overview of Intersections and Potential Dual Solutions
Food Insecurity and Diabetes: Overview of Intersections and Potential Dual Solutions
Development and Evaluation of the Delivery-Based HEALED Produce Rx Program for Uninsured Patients With Diabetes in Rural Eastern North Carolina
Development and Evaluation of the Delivery-Based HEALED Produce Rx Program for Uninsured Patients With Diabetes in Rural Eastern North Carolina
A 52-week fresh food prescribing program reduces food insecurity and improves fruit and vegetable consumption in Ontario, Canada
A 52-week fresh food prescribing program reduces food insecurity and improves fruit and vegetable consumption in Ontario, Canada
Durham, Wake school systems to participate in Summer Food Service programs
Durham, Wake school systems to participate in Summer Food Service programs
A Concept for Comprehensive Food is Medicine Networks or Centers of Excellence
A Concept for Comprehensive Food is Medicine Networks or Centers of Excellence
How some families are banned from food stamps for life due to past drug convictions
How some families are banned from food stamps for life due to past drug convictions
SNAP online ordering is now available nationwide
SNAP online ordering is now available nationwide
Living Better: What it takes to get healthy in America
Living Better: What it takes to get healthy in America
How Employers Can Get Started in the Food as Medicine Movement
How Employers Can Get Started in the Food as Medicine Movement
How farmers markets in Massachusetts are connecting people to fresh food
How farmers markets in Massachusetts are connecting people to fresh food
Kentucky program aims to combat diabetes, other chronic illnesses by delivering people healthy meals
Kentucky program aims to combat diabetes, other chronic illnesses by delivering people healthy meals
Growing food insecurity in US teens can have long-lasting effects, new study says
Growing food insecurity in US teens can have long-lasting effects, new study says
5 things: Hospital’s garden helps to reduce staff food insecurity
5 things: Hospital’s garden helps to reduce staff food insecurity
Going to work sick and losing income while caring for a newborn. NC workers talk about benefits and the minimum wage.
Going to work sick and losing income while caring for a newborn. NC workers talk about benefits and the minimum wage.
Fresh produce is an increasingly popular prescription for chronically ill patients
Fresh produce is an increasingly popular prescription for chronically ill patients
Pollution harms people of color the most. How Biden's new office plans to change that.
Pollution harms people of color the most. How Biden's new office plans to change that.
How to mitigate the effects of climate change on global food security
How to mitigate the effects of climate change on global food security
How Inclusive Language Can Increase Food Security
How Inclusive Language Can Increase Food Security
Food insecurity: a neglected public health issue requiring multisectoral action
Food insecurity: a neglected public health issue requiring multisectoral action