What had been my passion in life, the reason I went to college, ended up being my weakness as I allowed myself to be verbally abused, degraded, and have every ounce of my self-esteem sucked out of me.
Is Food Empowerment Project an Intersectional Organization? If you don’t want to read my whole blog, the answer is yes and no.
Food Empowerment Project, like many nonprofits, is often asked if we work with other organizations to further our message. Read on to see our answer.
Updated: September 28, 2023There is a tiny creek near where I live in California. Although the creek often has shopping carts and other garbage in it, there are also animals…
By Elise Ferguson, F.E.P Board MemberWe are in a state of emergency! What is the emergency, you ask? The constant murder of unarmed African Americans in this country. I no…
I went vegan in 1988 for the animals. In fact, I was in elementary school the first time I tried to go vegetarian – that was in the 1970s in…
Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.) was started with the goal of trying to help people see how various forms of oppression are connected. By focusing on food (which does involve racism,…
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…
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…
When one of my team members at Food Empowerment Project shared this article with me, I was shocked and disappointed. With all of the talk these days about what is…
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 tests*…
Food Empowerment Project's recommended mascot - Chavez Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.) appreciates all of you who use our chocolate list as a way to buy chocolate that does not include…