Posts tagged with ‘Urban Farming’

Source: C. Zawadi Morrisof Bed-Stuy Patch - Local community organizer is recognized for her work in introducing innovative and educational programs that improve clients’ health and combat obesity. Dr. Melony Samuels, founder and executive director of the Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger, received the inaugural Joan H. Tisch Community Health Prize yesterday, a $10,000 grant. The Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger, provides [...]

Egg and veggie breakfast wrap that’s easy enough for any day of the week. ( Retrieved from http://www.easy-diabetic-recipes.com/index.html )   Share PostTwitterFacebookGoogle +1Email

Street Talk, Aug 6, 2011: MyFoxNY.com Reverend Melony Samuels from the Bed Stuy Campaign Against Hunger speaks with My Fox New York. Share PostTwitterFacebookGoogle +1Email

Source: Daniel Fromson, The Atlantic - Another highlight from the TEDx Manhattan conference: Melony Samuels on launching a successful anti-hunger project Last week, we looked at urban design researcher Michael Conard’s proposal that we could do away with food deserts—regions that lack access to affordable healthy foods—by rethinking regional food distribution. Now, in our second featured talk from this year’s [...]

Source: Nourishing the Planet blog post by Amanda Stone - The first ever Brooklyn Do-Gooder Awards were announced this week by the Brooklyn Community Foundation, at least a couple of the winners are helping reduce hunger and poverty through food. Over 300,000 votes were cast by the community to determine twenty initial finalists, chosen for their selfless charitable work to [...]

Source: The Grio article by Todd Johnson - Brooklyn, New York — At 73 years old, Marguerite Alston can now garden with the best of them. Alston and a group of seniors have rededicated their lives to regular exercise and healthy eating–and are learning to create their own diet plans right from the ground up. “It’s wonderful to say, ‘We [...]

Reverend Melony Samuels from the Bed-Stuy Campaign Against Hunger wants to let you know about a special holiday food drive called The Turkey Claus. The Turkey Claus helps BSCAH keep our campaign’s promise to our neediest families! Support our Turkey Claus, our holiday campaign providing meals and toys for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. $40 ensures emergency meals for a needy [...]