Getting people together to celebrate, mourn, pay tribute and experience joy: It’s all part of queer culture, and it’s all part of food culture. So, how can folks connect the two? The Queer Food Foundation (QFF) is a place to start. In July 2020, Vanessa Parish, Jona Beliu, Mavis-Jay Sanders and Gabrielle Lenart founded QFF […]
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Las Vegas substitute teacher not only feeds minds, he also fills bellies with unique project
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Making a difference often starts with a small idea or a small step toward change. One local Las Vegas man calls himself the connecting Lego piece. He says his job as a substitute teacher sparked an idea and opened an opportunity to help. He’s bridging the gap between the food waste […]
Austin’s El Buen Samaritano fills bellies, lifts spirits with 500 Christmas meals
In the foggy, predawn hours Friday, Santa’s sleigh looked more like an 18-wheeler from H-E-B, ambling down Woodhue Drive, bringing the centerpiece of the feasts for 500 families in need. “Turkey’s here!” shouted one of the coordinators at El Buen Samaritano, as volunteers waited for towering boxes of frozen poultry, a good 7,500 pounds of […]