As Small Farms Face Federal Cuts, Local Food Banks Will Take a Big Hit
Héktor Calderón-Victoria picks flowers at Three Feathers Farm in Morgan Hill on July 30, 2025, the five-acre organic farm he co-founded in 2022. Calderón-Victoria cultivates culturally significant crops and partners…
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A Place-Based Food Justice Curriculum in the South San Francisco Bay Area
Santa Clara University’s Environmental Justice and the Common Good Initiative formed a transdisciplinary team of academics, students, and staff from community-based organizations to design a comprehensive, hybrid online and in-person…
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Food Justice in Supportive Housing Sites
In Winter 2026, a Santa Clara University Capstone team conducted research to determine to what extent supportive housing residents within SCC are food insecure and how this can be addressed…
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Visit to St. Louise Regional Hospital Showcases the Good Food Purchasing Program
Photo Credit: County of Santa Clara The South Bay Food Justice Collaborative partnered with the Lead Nutritionist at the Santa Clara County Public Health Department to organize a learning visit…
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How Nonprofits Combat Food Insecurity in Silicon Valley
This feature from Local News Matters spotlights nonprofits such as Loaves & Fishes, Recovery Café San José, Garden to Table, and Second Harvest, showcasing how they tackle hunger through innovative…
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Collaborative Innovation for Food Justice in Silicon Valley
In January 2025, the County of Santa Clara awarded $217,000 to support a two-year collaboration among Veggielution, Democracy at Work Institute, and SCU’s Environmental Justice and the Common Good Initiative.…
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