via NPR's The Salt
Community Gardeners and Developers Seek Common Space
In communities where both housing and fresh food are needed, the fight over vacant land is prompting policy reform — and tense collaboration between builders and planters.
Topic: Food
via BKLYNER
Booted Food Co-Op Battles for Rebirth
Leaders of the Greene Hill Food Co-op in Brooklyn are raising funds and looking for a new space after losing the lease on their longtime Clinton Hill home.
via PRI's The World
Junk Food Deliveries to Puerto Rico Leave a Bad Taste
Hurricane relief packages containing chocolate bars, cookies and potato chips disappointed people who were hoping for more healthful offerings from FEMA.
Mayor Pledges to Address School Cafeteria Problems
He promised to hold lunchrooms to a "very high standard" after NYCity News Service probe revealed critical violations at nearly half of cafeterias.
SPECIAL REPORT: Food Plight
Cafeteria inspection records reveal critical violations were found at nearly half of city schools in 2017. See how your school fared.
via BKLYNER
Oyster-Driven Sewage Removal Stalls in Coney Island Creek
State officials are stonewalling on approving a permit for a state-funded program to use mollusks to clean-up the waterway, activists say.
via BKLYNER
Brownsville Farm Reaps Bounty
The Project EATS Harvest Festival drew crowds to the 20,000-square-foot farm at the Marcus Garvey Apartments.
via BKLYNER
Juice Bars Aim to Put Squeeze on Fast Food
The owners of Twisted Rootz and Hellshire Grill hope to change eating habits in Canarsie.