Posts Tagged ‘food justice’
Using rap and music videos, youth fight fast food addiction
Young artists, including rapper Alexis Johnson, create a music video warning fellow youth about the health dangers of fast food.
Read MoreDemand for food bank and food stamp programs on the rise in Oakland
Calls for food bank assistance and food stamps have risen in Oakland and Alameda County despite the official end to the recession.
Read MoreA conversation with Oakland chef and activist Bryant Terry
Oakland-based chef, author and activist Bryant Terry has a way with food. In his newest cookbook, “The Inspired Vegan,” he continues a longtime quest to bring flavor-intense but nutritionally rich eats to a larger audience, and to have a little fun while he’s at it.
Read MorePhat Beets farmers’ market opens in North Oakland
What do you get when you mix an outdoor market, workshops on healthy eating and food justice? A Phat Beets farmers’ market. This new North Oakland weekly farmers’ market, which debuted on Saturday, is more than just buying food locally—it’s about education, health and the community.
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