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It’s Time to Diversify Our Investments Combating Food Insecurity
2020 gave us all the opportunity to try things we’ve never done – some good, some bad. COVID has turned the societal cracks millions have

“Look for the helpers”—Year in Review at Eat Greater Des Moines
A note from Executive Director Aubrey Alvarez: “2020…what a year! While there has been so much sadness and loss, we’ve also seen how communities come

It doesn’t have to be “either/or”—Expanding the way we address hunger & food insecurity
As a mom of a kindergartener, navigating this school year has been interesting, to say the least. As school was getting started, I read an

EGDM helping provide fridges & freezers to groups stepping up to feed the community
On December 10th, Eat Greater Des Moines delivered 25 refrigerators and freezers to 18 groups working to feed the community during the pandemic. “By providing

How to support your local food system before the end of the year
LAST UPDATED: December 7th, 2020 With the final days of farmer’s market shopping behind us, it may seem as if the season of buying local

None of us is as good as all of us—A Letter from Executive Director, Aubrey
A memory popped up on my computer the other day. It was a picture of my notes from United Way of Central Iowa’s Mapping Our