Are B Corporations full of it?
Ever since Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.) was founded, our bank was a B Corporation. I was very excited about the concept, as my perception of most for-profit corporations (and even…
Big corporations are not the answer to lack of access to healthy foods
Fresh lettuce from Mandela Grocery Coop Recently Marketplace ran a story on a new USDA-funded program: “Amazon, Walmart now offering grocery delivery to SNAP recipients.” Although I appreciate that the…
Shouldn’t nonprofits be sustainable too?
“Nonprofits won’t have to abide by city’s minimum wage law, Fremont council decides”* When one of my team members at Food Empowerment Project shared this article with me, I was…
What a Difference a Fish Makes
Imagine taking a test and every time you pass, they change the rules to ensure you fail. Through the years, scientists have made non-human animals go through a variety of…
Changes to Food Empowerment Project’s Chocolate List
Food Empowerment Project's recommended mascot - ChavezFood Empowerment Project (F.E.P.) appreciates all of you who use our chocolate list as a way to buy chocolate that does not include the…
Understanding Food Empowerment Project’s Chocolate list
Understanding Food Empowerment Project’s Chocolate List Food Empowerment Project publishes a list of companies that sell chocolates that we do and do not recommend. To make our list they have…
Giving back just a little to help right an injustice (Update on Food Empowerment Project School Supply Drive 2018)
Delivery in Watsonville. Photo by Souledad Productions.As a vegan organization, Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.) encourages people who have access to healthy food to go vegan so as to not contribute…
Help end animal cruelty one glass at a time
As June is the start of National Dairy Month, initially conceived by the International Dairy Foods Association in 1937 to promote drinking milk, I want to try to dissect the…
Fight for the Ocean: August 30, 2018: In honor of Dr. Sylvia Earle
As some of you might remember from my previous blogs, sharks are my favorite animal. I love the ocean and everyone and every thing in it. I feel as if…
Is it wrong to start having hope?
I tend to have a lot of thoughts rolling around in my head, but lately I have not had a lot of time to write a proper blog. I hope…