Food for People Receives $50K Grant

By Iridian Casarez on November 23, 2021 at 2:41PM

“This is an organization that has consistently served the needs of our community and went the extra mile during the worst of the COVID crisis to help people. We are glad to be able to help them out in their time of need," said Green Diamond Vice President and General Manager Jason Carlson.

California Can Keep Thirstiest Crops, State Ag Chief Tells ‘State of Mind’ Podcast

By Nigel Duara/CalMatters on September 8, 2021 at 11:57AM

Schools Across Humboldt Serving Free Meals to Students, No Application Needed

By Kimberly Wear on August 30, 2021 at 11:42AM

Schools across Humboldt County are serving free breakfasts and lunches to students at no charge this year. No applications are required to qualify for the meals, which are extentions of the Seamless Summer Feeding Option program.

The Megadrought is Just One Factor Driving Up the Price of Your Bread

By Alexandra Jones on July 21, 2021 at 8:53AM

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Will California Public Schools Continue Free Lunches for All?

By Sameea Kamal on June 8, 2021 at 5:17PM

Parents aren’t the only ones who are grateful.  Back in Glendora, third-grade students at Sellers Elementary took the time to write thank you notes to the meal services staff — noting their favorite foods like pumpkin bread, honey buns and pizza.

Restaurants Need Workers. Would an Employee Vaccine Mandate Bring Them Back?

By Alexandra Jones on May 12, 2021 at 7:51AM

This article first appeared on CalMatters Network and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

'People and Planet Before Profit:' Post-Capitalism Conference Set to Kick Off

By Thadeus Greenson on April 20, 2021 at 2:00PM

Can you imagine a world after capitalism? David Cobb can, and he wants you to join him.

Cooperation Humboldt Plants Fruit Trees for Everyone

By Iridian Casarez on March 31, 2021 at 1:50PM

Cooperation Humboldt's mission is to create a more equitable economy and empower people to learn skills that were once necessary for basic survival, like gardening and harvesting. “Cooperation Humboldt's community fruit tree program has helped Two Feathers NAFS move toward Food Sovereignty, which we believe is an inherent right of Native Peoples — to self-determine food systems that rebalance healthy communities and Mother Earth," said Amy Mathieson, a family support coordinator and member of the Food Sovereignty Team at Two Feathers Native American Family Services (NAFS).

A Sanctuary Garden

By Iridian Casarez on March 26, 2021 at 11:26AM

Tomorrow at 1:30 p.m., Centro del Pueblo and Cooperation Humboldt will be holding a ceremony to consecrate the Arcata Community Health and Wellness Garden (11th and F streets) as a sanctuary for all people.  The ceremony will feature music, food for those experiencing food insecurity, a land acknowledgement and the "ceremonial planting of seeds important to the Mixtec people."

Food for People Begins Construction on the 14th Street Site

By Iridian Casarez on March 3, 2021 at 12:54PM

——> Food for People is Rebuilding - One Year after the Sewer Disaster Carly Robbins, Development Director