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Feeding Neighbors First Garden - Nanna Anna's Garden Plan

Below is the garden plan for the first of our free food gardens,

Nanna Anna's Garden, in Atlanta, Georgia.

For more information click Nanna Anna's Garden.

Why, How, What to Compost

Post by Feeding Neighbors.

Homemade Mosquito Repellent from Surviving the Stores

 

Homemade Mosquito Repellant - What You Need: 

•  15 drops of Lavender Essential Oil 

• 3-4 Tbsp Homemade Vanilla Extract (which is why I recommend making your own so it’s inexpensive!) 

• 4-5 Tbsp. Lemon Juice 

  What You Do: Mix all of the above ingredients in a spray bottle and fill the rest up with water. Spray away!! 

  Source: survivingthestores.com

Health Quotes #1

Are You In a Food Desert? Find out.

A food desert is a geographic area where affordable and nutritious food is difficult to obtain, particularly for those without access to an automobile. 

Food deserts usually exist in rural areas and low-income communities.

Source: Wikipedia 

 

Find out if your community is in a food desert here.

What is Food Insecurity?

1. food insecurity

   noun

   noun: food insecurity

   the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food:
   "more than 800 million people live every day with hunger or food insecurity as their constant companion"
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Did You Know? Eight states exhibited statistically significantly higher household food insecurity rates than the U.S. national average 2011-2013

Eight states exhibited statistically significantly higher household food insecurity rates than the U.S. national average of 14.6% 2011-2013 (note: Most are in the south):

•  Arkansas 21.2%
• Mississippi 21.1%
• Texas 18.0%
• Tennessee 17.4%
• North Carolina 17.3%
• Missouri 16.9%
• Georgia 16.6%
• Ohio 16.0% 

 Source: Feeding America
 

Hunger in America: Food Insecurity Fact 1

In 2013, 49.1 million Americans lived in food insecure households, including 33.3 million adults and 15.8 million children.

Source: Feeding America