food justice

Crops on Top and Hundred Acre Farm are putting in the work to supply Milwaukee's residents, restaurants and schools with farm fresh ingredients.

To kick off WUWM's new series, "Feeding the City: The People Powering Local Food," Eric Von Fellow Maria Peralta-Arellano chats with Will Allen, who is credited with starting urban agriculture in Milwaukee.

As SNAP cuts and grocery closures worsen Milwaukee’s food insecurity, Nourish MKE expands services and builds coalitions to fight hunger and offer hope.

Since Pick ’n Save closed in Milwaukee’s Metcalfe Park neighborhood this summer, community partners have been working to bridge the food access gap for residents.

Till Bruett works for DAI, a global development firm that contracts with U.S. Agency for International Development or USAID. He explains how the Trump administration's actions are gutting his company's ability to help low-income communities get access to credit and also explains how USAID's work impacts Wisconsin.

Families in Milwaukee’s Metcalfe Park neighborhood recently gathered at a local food pantry to receive essential food items for the holidays.

A pay-what-you-can café in the Sherman Park neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, relies on locally grown and donated produce. It’s a model its creators believe can be easily replicated.

Since 2009, Victory Garden Initiative has installed over 7,000 garden beds across Milwaukee as part of its annual "blitz." This year's blitz has officially begun, as the organization seeks to install 500 more beds across Milwaukee from April 20 to May 4.

A new art exhibition at the Milwaukee Winters Farmers Market looks at the emotional decisions behind food, food access and daily nourishment in our city. It is based on findings from 200 interviews conducted by UW-Milwaukee Center for 21st Century Studies.

Through archival research and oral histories, Rebecca Webster documents corn's place in Oneida's history and future.