The organization Feeding American anticipates nearly 42 million individuals to experience food insecurity in 2021. Author: Alex Littlehales (WVEC) Updated: 11:48 PM EDT June 30, 2021
BIRDSNEST, Va. It gives farm-to-table a new meaning.
“I do sometimes eat it directly out of the ground without washing it!” farmer Thelonius Cook laughed.
On a sweltering May afternoon, the summer heat beats down on the Mighty Thundercloud Edible Forest, a growing sustainable farm on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Cook a Hampton native cultivates his plot of land off Route 13 using only African-American and sustainable farming techniques.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cook is one of the more than 48,000 Black farmers that own 4.7 million acres of farmland in the United States based on the 2017 Census of Agriculture. But even that only makes up 0.5 percent of the country’s total.
Volunteers team up for second Feed The City food giveaway in Norfolk
Volunteers gave out hundreds of free meals for the Easter holiday, along with toiletry bags and gifts for kids. Author: Dana Smith Updated: 6:30 PM EDT April 3, 2021
NORFOLK, Va. A group of non-profits teamed up for another Feed The City food drive in Norfolk.
Volunteers gave out hundreds of free meals for the Easter holiday, along with toiletry bags and gifts for kids.
It happened in the parking lot of the old Save-A-Lot grocery store in Norfolk’s St. Paul’s quadrant.
That area became a food desert after the Save-A-Lot closed its doors last June. It was the area s only fresh food option.