Tag: food deserts

Money & Meaning Summit

An ABUNDANCE NC & SLOW MONEY EVENT • SEP 10-12, 2015:

Since money it is such an easy thing to measure, it tends to be the first and only yardstick we use when it comes to assessing our place in the world. Because meaningless and abstract financial capital is what we focus on, it’s easy to lose sight of the natural, social, human and spiritual capitals which sustain us. At this conference we are going to take a crack at fusing money and meaning together…

Farm to food bank: feeding the hungry in a land of plenty

  For most foodies the Triangle is a locavore paradise teeming with family farms, fresh markets and seasonal cuisine.  But despite this cornucopia, more than 16 percent of our regional […]

Fertilizing a food desert

An urban farm and community garden has sprouted at 500 Hoke Street in southeast Raleigh.  Though it’s only two miles from the capital’s trendy eateries, the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle farm […]