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Center For Jewish Food Ethics’ Rabbi Jonathan Bernhard Discusses Animal Compassion, Plant-Based Diet
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Staten Island Food Pantry Alert: SI Hunger Task Force Legislative Forum February 21st – All Encouraged To Participate
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OPINION: President Biden Should Advance Cellular Agriculture (Lab Grown Meat) In Final Days Of Presidency
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Thanksgiving Turkey, Food Pantry Donations For 2024 – Staten Island, Long Island, Bayonne Residents Received Free Meals
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Grocery Stores That Donate Expiring Food Instead Of Discounting Or Discarding Make Higher Profits
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Rodenticide Poisoned Birds Of Prey Inspired Flaco’s Law: PETA Celebrates Rats’ Rights! Passage Will Save Scores of Little Lives
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NY’s School Tax Relief Program (STAR) Helps Low Income New Yorkers With School Children, Homeowners Of Modest Income, Senior Citizens On Fixed/ Low Incomes With Direct Deposited Tax Refund Payments
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ShopRite Rolls Out New Recycling Kiosks For Flexible Plastic Film (Chip Bags, Snack Wrappers, Food Packaging) In Morris, Essex Counties In Coming Months
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Exclusive: Shoprite Partners In Caring Annual Help Bag Hunger Day 2024 At Hylan Blvd Location – Salvation Army’s Lt. Esther Mobley Wins Race Contest; Successful SIPIC Round-Up Purchase For Charity Celebrated In May
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US Food Insecurity Rate Rose To 13.5% In 2023 As Government Benefits From Covid Declined While Grocery, Sundry Prices Soared
US food insecurity rate rose to 13.5% in 2023 as government benefits declined and food…
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Staten Island’s Kids Forgotten In City’s New “No Kid Hungry” Meal Food Truck Campaign Delivering Meals In Other Boroughs
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NYC Dept For The Aging Kicks Off Annual Farmers Market Nutrition Program Providing Coupons To Eligible Residents For Use On Locally Grown Produce At Participating Vendors
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Outdoor Dining Establishments Only Have Until August 3rd To Apply For New Program, Continue Offering Outdoor Dining
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NYC Unveils First-Ever Official Trash Collection Bin For Pick Up By Automated Trucks, Release Timeline For Residential Containerization Of One To Nine Unit Buildings
MAYOR ADAMS, SANITATION COMMISSIONER TISCH UNVEIL FIRST-EVER OFFICIAL NYC BIN FOR TRASH PICK UP, RELEASE…
Ensuring Food Security In Africa: Challenges, Innovations Towards 2030 – Austrian Cultural Forum Invitation To Panel Discussion
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NYC’s Trash Revolution For Residential Buildings, Including Apartments, Private Homes Using New Trucks To Automatically Dispose Of Trash In Bins That Are Impervious To Wildlife
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Pathogen Responsible For Great Irish Famine Still Virulent, Responsible For Loss Of Potatoes Sufficient To Feed 80 To Many Hundreds Of Millions Of People – Also Affects Tomatoes, Eggplants
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NYC Extreme Budget Cuts Put Food Pantries On Chopping Block With 60% Funding Cuts To Community Food Connection, Supplier For 22 Pantries On Staten Island: Rally At City Hall Thursday
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Protecting Ethnic, Cultural Foods Utilizing Coal Ovens From Environmental Regulations In NYC
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US Farm Bill Framework Contains Major Wins For New Yorkers Including Expanded SNAP Access, Increased Food Bank Funding, Support For Dairy, Specialty Crop Farmers
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Florida’s Idea Of Freedom: Government Will Dictate That You May Only Eat Slaughtered Meat, Never Lab-Grown Non-Animal Derived Meat
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Update On President Biden’s Plan For Construction Of New Emergency Port In Gaza, Other Humanitarian News – Good Progress But Not Enough
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Amid Growing Food Insecurity On Staten Island, Salvation Army Begins Sit Down Meal Program, Offering Families Social Interaction With Neighbors, Friends
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SI Hunger Task Force Monthly Meeting: Beekeeping Training, Leadership, Blue Star Families Surveys, Support For Food Insecurity
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Infant Formula Advertising Often Makes Misleading Claims, Prompts New Moms To Give Up Breastfeeding: US Is Staunchest Formula Industry Advocate
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Stop Creating More Hotel Shelters For Homeless – NYC Should Instead Focus On Permanent, Supportive, Affordable Housing To Solve These Issues, Not Lucrative Contracts
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E-Cargo Bikes Authorized For Use On NYC Streets, Key Safety Standards Established By DOT
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Looming Famine In Gaza, Biden Administration’s Response To Israel-Hamas War: Rep. AOC
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Bread of Life Annual Food Drive Seeks To Gather 60,000 Food Items From 131 Partner Schools To Deliver To Food Pantries Whose Holiday Donations Have Run Out
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NYC Outdoor Dining Program Roundtable With Community and Ethnic Media – Discussion of New Rules, Regulations
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Suing Product Makers, Marketing Companies For Our Own Bad Choices, From Food To Alcohol With Everything In Between
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President Biden Directs US Military To Build Emergency Port In Gaza, Allowing In Critically Needed Aid Where It Is Needed Most, Just Ahead Of Ramadan
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SNAP, Cash Assistance Application Backlogs Nearly Eliminated In NYC, Bolstering Access To Benefits For Low-Income New Yorkers – Over 90% Of Recipients Applied Online
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Staten Islanders Demonstrate They Care For Military Families Struggling To Make Ends Meet: “Stock the Pantry” Drive For Ft Wadsworth Great Success
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OPINION: Stop Causing Needless Deaths From Slaughter Of Fish, Cows, Other Land Animals: Support Cultivated Meat That’s As Good As The Real Thing – Without Cruelty
Humans kill more than a trillion aquatic and land animals every year for food. The…
Empathy Kits Teach Us How To Put Ourselves In Other’s Shoes (Or Paws): Be Curious, Put Aside Our Differences, Imagine What It’s Like To Experience What They Feel
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Anita Fein Award Will Be Given To Local Volunteers For Outstanding Record Of Supporting Food Pantry Service
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Join Casa Belvedere To Make Traditional Tuscan Dish Pasta Pici When Aglione Sauce – Gluten-Free Or Traditional Wheat
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OPINION: Withholding Funds From UNRWA With Gazans Freezing, Starving Is Unconscionable
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Protect US Food Supply Chain: New Legislation Seeks To Protect Nation’s Food Supply From Cyber Attacks, Security Issues
GILLIBRAND, COTTON, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS CYBERSECURITY THREATS TO AMERICAN AGRICULTURE From the editor: …
Donate Needed Pantry Items, Additional Essentials For Struggling Military Families At Fort Wadsworth, Other Locations: BP Fossella
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Farmers Sound Alarm About US Farm Bill Subsidies: They Hurt Small Farmers, Help Largest Farmers, Encourage Monocrop Production, Exacerbating Americans’ Poor Diets
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Humans Rethinking Relationships With Wild Animals: Case In Point – Wolf Restoration In Colorado
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Government Prohibiting Raw Milk Ignorant Of Health Benefits, Dangers Hidden In Normal Milk Processing
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Paying Landowners For Reforestation Efforts While Allowing Timber Sale Likely Most Effective Climate Change Mitigation
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Cultivated, Lab-Grown Meat Should Receive Funding Under 2023 US Farm Bill: Letter To The Editor
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Asm. Pirozzolo Announces $75K Grant To JCC For Much-Needed Kosher Kitchen Upgrades
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Register Now For Cooking Classes At Casa Belvedere On Staten Island To Learn How To Make Delicious Dishes Like Gnocchi, Pinwheels, Chicken Pot Pie, Much More!
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Statement by Jeremy Ferguson, President SMART Transportation Division and Dennis Pierce, President, Brotherhood of Locomotive…
Bayonne Switching To Night Time Recycling Pickups Starting October 4th
Bayonne Switching to Night Recycling Pick-Ups Effective October 4 Mayor Jimmy Davis announced that the…
Vendors Needed For Fig Fest 2022 By National Lighthouse Museum
Fig Fest 2022 Sunday, September 18, 2022 • 2-6pm Entertainment • Food • Vendors A Fig…
Does Jewish Law Permit Killing Of Lanternflies By Individuals? The Answer Is Not Quite So Simple
Editor’s Note: The spotted lanternfly is a relatively new “pest menace” in the tri-state area. …
Can Humans Survive Without Other Species Including Plants, Animals?
Do humans really need other species? Science shows that humans are happier and healthier around…
Top Tomato Opens New Location On Victory Blvd
New Top Tomato location serves Staten Island with authentic Italian flavors Top Tomato opens a…
Casa Belvedere Offering Cooking Classes For Kids, Adults, This Summer
Join us for hands-on cooking experiences for children and adults on Mondays Kids can learn…
DOHMH To Issue New Policy For Restaurant Owners Facing Burdensome Covid Fines, To Include Cure Periods, Help Small Business Owners
Statement from Borough President Vito J. Fossella regarding DOHMH new policy addressing Cure Periods for…
Bayonne Farmer’s Market Every Tuesday Through November
Every Tuesday. Bayonne’s Farmers’ Market Starting May 24, 2022, 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Rain or shine. Located…
Baby Formula Shortage:Fmr FDA Assoc. Commissioner Comments
Editor’s note: The shortage of baby formula, with resultant empty shelves and purchase limits, has…
Self-Combustion Of Stored Corn Tote Responsible For Factory Fire Of Azure Standard
Editor’s Note: Azure Standard, a family farm and independent distributor of whole food products such…
Companies Share What Earth Day 2022 Means To Them, Future Sustainability Goals
Today is Earth Day, an important occasion for those individuals concerned about the state of…