Are you going to automatically get fat from eating fat? No. There isn’t a single nutrient that will inherently make you fat when you eat them in reasonable amounts, and not in excess. In the 1950s, the “saturated fat causes heart disease” hypothesis was born. This stirred up lots of fear about saturated fat that still exists even to this day, yet now we understand that there are more factors to the role saturated fat plays in our diet. From […]
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William Robb spoke with the Missouri On Mic team at the Kirksville Farmer’s Market in May. He spoke about his passion for food equity and his work with a local non profit called Take Root. Missouri on Mic is an oral history and journalism project documenting stories from around the state in its 200th year. Will Robb: I was looking for work. I was working in New York City, I had moved down to help take care of my father. […]
Photo Submitted Staff and student members of the International Culture Team deliver items to the Jane B. Gearhart Full Circle Food Pantry The U of A International Culture Team and Altrusa International Foundation of Fayetteville collaborated this month to provide international spices and foods to the Jane B. Gearhart Full Circle Food Pantry on campus. Many of the international students who visit the food pantry do not see the ingredients they are used to cooking with in […]
GROW San Mateo formed as a collective project to provide free healthy food to promote a healthier lifestyle and educate people on the importance of fresh produce. Bill Schildknecht started the GROW San Mateo project in March of 2019 for a collection of local gardeners grow and donate fresh produce. He learned about the Samaritan House Food Pharmacy that summer, which is a part of the organization’s free medical clinic, and began a partnership. In the spring of this year, […]
The Black Farmers’ Market draws entrepreneurs and shoppers on a mission for more racial equity and a sense of community. By Chiung-Wei Huang Dawn Henderson just had a fruitful shopping trip to the Black Farmers’ Market in Durham. Her bag was packed with meat and vegetables. Often on her trips to the Durham site, which is open once a month, she picks up one of the many types of honey and desserts available there. Visiting farmers markets is part of […]
