Category: Food Equity

Topics, thoughts, and work that relates to the equitable participation and inclusion in all aspects of the food system, which includes growing, harvesting, processing, cooking, eating, and disposing of food.

Prince George’s County Resource Conservation Plan—Community Input Sessions

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    Prince George’s County Planeteers! Provide your input on how Prince George’s County can protect its Environmental, Rural, and Agricultural Resources. Date: Tuesday, January 5 and Wednesday 6, 2016 Time: 6:30 p.m.- Light refreshments and map reviews. 7:00 p.m.—Input session begins. Location: Environmental Input Session Tuesday, January 5, 2016 Hyattsville City Administration Building, 4310 Gallatin […]

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How sweet potato pie became African Americans’ Thanksgiving dessert

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Even without Patti LaBelle and James Wright setting social media abuzz with a lot of talk (and singing) about a certain dessert, I would still daydream this week about sweet potato pie. For millions of African Americans like me, Thanksgiving Day means sweet potatoes, not pumpkins, and we love sweet potatoes so much that we […]

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