Chef Njathi Wa Kabui is passionate about good food. Growing up in Kenya, his mother’s subsistence farming provided for all of the family’s food needs, while his father ran a restaurant in the city nearby. Vegetables, sugar cane, bananas, guavas, and chickens were cultivated in their yard, and food and […]
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Meet Australia’s hijabi Instagram influencers who cater to the country’s ‘modest fashion’ market
A group of young hijab-wearing women who began posting pictures on Instagram to connect with friends and family have become unexpected influencers catering to Australia’s ‘modest fashion’ market. Narwal Sari had been working multiple jobs when she began posting self-styled fashion snaps to the social media platform in 2014 after […]
Food banks: USDA program helped but better ways to meet need
Volunteers load a pallet during a drive-up produce giveaway organized by a Des Moines food pantry, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. Across the country, people have picked up roughly 75 million food boxes this summer through the Farmers to Families Food Box Program overseen by the U.S. […]
Pilsen Food Pantry offers free clothing, groceries during COVID-19 crisis to meet Latino community’s needs
CHICAGO (WLS) — A food pantry in the Pilsen neighborhood has risen to meet the needs of the Latino community during the COVID-19 crisis. One doctor’s vision has grown into a major resource for people in need. Hundreds of pounds of food arrived Wednesday afternoon at Pilsen Food Pantry.The pantry […]
Hispanic Heritage Month: Meet Eduardo Bodon
For Hispanic Heritage Month, WLTX is highlighting helpers in the community. Meet Eduardo Bodon. COLUMBIA, S.C. — For Hispanic Heritage Month, WLTX is highlighting helpers in the community. Growing up in Puerto Rico he watched as his family helped others, even when they didn’t have much to give. Now calling […]
Millions of children may miss pandemic food aid as states scramble to meet Trump administration mandate
In Pennsylvania, officials had planned to give out $128 per student to some 330,000 low-income students. But there simply isn’t time to do so under USDA’s new directive, officials told POLITICO. “It’s just hard to understand why the federal government is doing what it’s doing,” said Teresa Miller, secretary of […]