Yes, it’s January in New England – hardly prime gardening time – but it’s the perfect time to start your planning for the spring and summer. If you’re gardening in the city, soil quality is an important consideration. The concentration of lead and other heavy metals can be especially high in urban soil, particularly in […]
We’ve often said that there are two words that should never be spoken together – homeless veteran. Nor should there be such a thing as a hungry veteran. For 25 years, Veterans Inc has been working toward the day that both of those concepts are inconceivable.
Jeremiah’s Inn is a model social recovery program for men in Worcester. The Inn also operates a food pantry for eligible families within its service area (zip codes 01610, 01602 and 01603. In 2012, Jeremiah’s Inn provided food assistance to nearly 6,000 households, representing more than 13,000 individuals – 30% of them under the age […]
One of the most important things you can do in raising healthy kids is to educate yourself on the facts and research surrounding kids’ diets and health. A recent study published in Obesity had some pretty startling results. As reported in the Washington Post, researchers found that decreasing the amount of sugar in kids’ diets […]
Today’s focus in 31 Days of Giving is the Regional Environmental Council, one of the local organizations that are most involved at the intersection of food justice, youth and environmental accountability.
