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'Part of something bigger:' Kids help at community garden, raise money for food bank

'Part of something bigger:' Kids help at community garden, raise money for food bank

EDMONTON — Reid Garrin says he has fun gardening at his local church because he gets to dig in the dirt, but the 12-year-old also knows the work is important. "I'm gardening for the food bank this year," says Reid, plowing dirt with a trowel.
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U.N. suspends food aid to Ethiopia over diversion of supplies, a day after U.S. does the same

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations World Food Program said Friday that it is temporarily suspending food aid to Ethiopia because its supplies are being diverted, an announcement that came a day after the United States Agency for International D
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US suspends all food aid for millions in Ethiopia after investigation finds 'widespread' theft

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States Agency for International Development said Thursday it has suspended all food aid to Ethiopia, Africa's second most-populous country, after an internal investigation found donated food intended for millions of h
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A deadly duo: Climate change and conflict are fuelling Nigeria's food insecurity crisis

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site.
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Canada's national food policy is at risk of enshrining a two-tiered food system

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site.
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Italian whole-hog cooking inspires herbaceous pork chops

Italian whole-hog cooking inspires herbaceous pork chops

At weekly markets across central Italy, ancient town squares fill with the aromas of spit-roasted pork slathered in rosemary, fennel pollen and garlic.
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Debt deal imposes new work requirements for food aid and that frustrates many Democrats

Debt deal imposes new work requirements for food aid and that frustrates many Democrats

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are deeply conflicted about the food aid requirements that President Joe Biden negotiated as part of the debt ceiling deal , fearing damage has been done to safety net programs that will be difficult to unravel in the year
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Filipino American chefs come into their own with multiple James Beard award nods

Filipino American chefs come into their own with multiple James Beard award nods

Like a lot of chefs, Aaron Verzosa has been hustling the past three years to get Archipelago, his Filipino restaurant in Seattle, through the pandemic and its ripple effects. Getting a James Beard Award nomination was a validating moment.
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Sick workers tied to 40% of restaurant food poisoning outbreaks, CDC says

Sick workers tied to 40% of restaurant food poisoning outbreaks, CDC says

Food workers who showed up while sick or contagious were linked to about 40% of restaurant food poisoning outbreaks with a known cause between 2017 and 2019, federal health officials said Tuesday.
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A rundown of Whistler's dead-season dining deals

A rundown of Whistler's dead-season dining deals

Some spring specials wrap up at the end of May, while others carry well into June
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