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Reasons to be Cheerful: Why voter turnout in Colorado jails is soaring

4 weeks ago | withguitars.com | David Byrne |Alex Burness |Michaela Haas |Jennifer Cole

Many people in jails are being detained until their trials, meaning that they are considered legally innocent and maintain their voting rights. Problem is, most U.S. jails make it tough to exercise those rights. But not Colorado. Now, every jail in the Centennial State has its own polling station –– and voter turnout is surging. Each year, countless birds die after colliding with buildings. But simple solutions exist, from tiny dots on glass to turning out the lights.
The Benefits of Gardening Just Keep Sprouting

Dec 6, 2024 | reasonstobecheerful.world | Jennifer Cole

A Patient Is a Person is a series about how whole-person health is transforming the patient journey. It is supported by funding from UPIC Health. Truth be told, I am one of those gardeners who, on a cold January day, is out in the garden making sure all my plants are snug and warm, while I am freezing to the bone. As strange as it may sound, it feels good to stand under the bare branches of an apple tree, in a bitter wind, and prune.
How Food Banks Are Making All Feel Welcome

Nov 18, 2024 | reasonstobecheerful.world | Jennifer Cole

This story was originally published by Modern Farmer. Michelle Scott, the communications and development manager for the Wood Buffalo Food Bank, recalls the lightbulb moment that cemented the importance of having culturally relevant food available for their clients. A gentleman from North Africa was given a generic food hamper and he had to ask what the dried bag of pasta was, and what to do with it.
On the Ground With Food Banks Decolonizing Food

Nov 11, 2024 | modernfarmer.com | Jennifer Cole

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On the Ground Exploring a Community’s Food Assets with Maps

Oct 23, 2024 | modernfarmer.com | Jennifer Cole

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On the Ground With Grocery Stores Changing the Way We Shop

Oct 11, 2024 | modernfarmer.com | Jennifer Cole

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On the Ground with Grocery Stores Redefining How Local Food is Produced

Sep 27, 2024 | modernfarmer.com | Jennifer Cole

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Spotlight On a Community-Supported Fishery

Sep 16, 2024 | modernfarmer.com | Jennifer Cole

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Why Farmers Are Bringing Back 'Prairie Potholes'

Aug 29, 2024 | reasonstobecheerful.world | Jennifer Cole

Switchgrass and foxtail provided the perfect camouflage for a heron slowly wading through a prairie pond. Only the squawking of a Canada goose mother scolding her offspring shattered the bucolic stillness of the wetland. It was the summer of 2023, and throughout large areas of the Canadian prairie provinces and the Great Plains of the United States, increasingly dry conditions had made water a precious resource. But not here.
On the Ground With Apps Preventing Food Waste

Aug 5, 2024 | modernfarmer.com | Jennifer Cole

Here’s food for thought: Between 30 percent and 40 percent of the annual food supply is wasted or lost in the US annually. It’s the carrots shaped like pretzels that retailers decide are too ugly to be sold, day-old bread from the local bakery, or wilting lettuce forgotten in the back of the refrigerator. A family of four spends $1,500 each year on food that ends up in the landfill.