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Bagging up cash to fight hunger
Cool: Patrons at the Interbay Whole Foods can donate their $.05 Bag Refund to Solid Ground’s anti-hunger programs from now through April 11, 2010. The cash register reminder to donate your Bag Refund...
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New Community Farm sprouting up at Rainier Vista
From our partners at Lettuce Link, Rainier Vista: Giving Garden Update in Southeast Seattle: The January sky lightens up a bit, and all of us at Lettuce Link are preparing for the spring ahead. With...
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How you can help people who are hungry
Not Cool: This week, the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) released a report that confirmed food hardship, or the inability to buy enough food, is not only a problem here in Washington State, but...
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Nurturing urban agriculture
The City of Seattle has declared 2010 “The Year of Urban Agriculture” and launched a year-long series of public events yesterday, starting with a day of activities with one of the gurus of urban ag,...
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Strike out hunger!
Paciano Salvador, father of Isis and Ileen (not pictured) picks up a Toddler Bag, filled with nutrient-rich food aimed for kids’ growing minds and bodies, at a local food bank. “It helps a lot....
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Rest in peace, Mary
Everyone who met Mary Rolfe was touched by her. For while Mary wore the discomfort of her life on her sleeve, she beamed with appreciation for those who helped break down the isolation and pain that...
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Strike Out Hunger 2010: Good fun in the fast lanes
The Strike Out Hunger Bowl-a-thon raises money to help Solid Ground’s Food Security for Children (FSC) program feed thousands of infants and toddlers — and supports other Solid Ground efforts to end...
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Operation Frontline in the news
The Fremocentrist blog ran a nice column about our Operation Frontline program, which helps folks who are living on low incomes get cooking skills and nutritional education so they can feed their...
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Community Fruit Tree harvest needs you!
Apples for Providence Regina Food Bank, South Park As of August 24, Solid Ground’s Community Fruit Tree Harvest volunteers have harvested 1,530 pounds of fruit – mostly apples and Asian pears. The...
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Fruit harvest wrapping up, thanks to our volunteers!
Asian Pears It’s been a slower year for fruit in the Pacific NW, and so also for Lettuce Link’s Community Fruit Tree Harvest. The harvest has brought in fewer plums, but more apples and pears than last...
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Detangling the Farm Bill (from the urban ag experts at Lettuce Link)
Editor’s Note: The urban agriculture experts at Solid Ground’s Lettuce Link program are detangling the federal Farm Bill in a series of posts. We are reposting Amelia Swinton’s post here to help get...
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Detangling the Farm Bill – part 2 (a history)
Editor’s Note: The urban agriculture experts at Solid Ground’s Lettuce Link program are detangling the federal Farm Bill in a series of posts. We are reposting Amelia Swinton’s post here to help get...
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Anti-hunger crusader Billy Shore visits Solid Ground
SOS Executive Director Billy Shore chats with Claire Leamy, who directs the Cooking Matters program for Solid Ground National anti-hunger leader Billy Shore just stopped by the Solid Ground offices to...
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Threats to food security for immigrants and refugees
(Editor: This post originally appeared on the Lettuce Link. blog, and was authored by our ace AmeriCorps member Amelia Swinton.) Not Cool: Record numbers of Americans are going hungry. Forty-two...
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The Capitol goes orange for Hunger Action Day
(Contributed by Solid Ground’s Hunger Action Center Team) Orange is the color of hunger awareness. And with 367,000 Washington families struggling to put food on their tables while Washington State...
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Hunger Hits Home documentary raises awareness about hunger in America
Hunger Hits Home airs Saturday, 4/14/12 at 8pm/7pm Central This Saturday, April 14 at 8pm/7 Central, the Food Network will air a documentary about the hunger crisis in America called HUNGER HITS HOME....
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Senate passes Farm Bill: So now what?
(Editor’s note: This post comes from Amelia Swinton of Solid Ground’s Hunger Action Center. Amelia has been working with the Northwest Farm Bill Action Group to lobby for policy changes to help make...
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On Kids & Carrots
This post, written by Jessica Sherrow, a Harvest Against Hunger Summer VISTA with Lettuce Link, originally appeared on the Lettuce Link blog. Lettuce Link is one of several partners stewarding original...
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Community Report 2012: ‘Breaking the cycle of generational poverty’
Solid Ground’s Community Report 2012 Hot off the press! Solid Ground’s report to our community on our 2012 work and accomplishments is now available. “Breaking the cycle of generational poverty”...
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Cooking Matters classes cater to all ages
On a basic level, we eat to survive – but food is usually so much more than that. It can be a comfort, a social activity and even a pastime. Cooking Matters students each got a chance to work over the...
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