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Anabel’s Grocery to Return in September with More Collaborative Programming
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Anabel’s Grocery is returning this year with more efforts to combat food insecurity among University students.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/food-security/)
Anabel’s Grocery is returning this year with more efforts to combat food insecurity among University students.
The Perspectives in Global Development Seminar, hosted by CALS’s Global Development department, is set to hold 11 seminars this fall. US Rep. Melanie Stansbury M.S. ’07 will speak this Wednesday, discussing food and water security, climate change legislation and economic development.
Since closing last March due to the pandemic, Anabel’s Grocery is back with an expanded inventory and outreach agenda
As empty restaurant tables continue to collect dust in New York City, 60 miles east in Brookhaven, Long Island, Early Girl Farm is bursting with life. Tomato, eggplant and pepper seedlings are beginning to extend their leafy limbs out into the world as employees carefully prepare the soil, adjusting its mineral levels and incorporating nutrient-rich compost to create optimal growing conditions for this summer’s crops. Patty Gentry, a former restaurant owner and chef turned professional farmer, owns and operates the small but mighty farm, which provides seasonal, organic produce to restaurants in the New York City Metro Area. 2020 marks Patty’s tenth year as a professional farmer. She is an expert in her field, who understands the science of organic farming down to the microscopic levels of soil composition.
The Cornell Alliance for Science seeks to promote access to scientific innovation as a means of enhancing food security, improving environmental sustainability, and raising the quality of life globally, according to its website.
After running the shop for a year and collecting feedback from customers, the leadership team hopes to improve operations and increase the store’s impact on campus.
Cornell researchers hope that their findings help policymakers understand how local supermarkets can better support disadvantaged communities.