Over my 30 year career as a food and nutrition professional, I’ve never felt more relevant and “hip” than I do right now. The field of “food and nutrition” is having its biggest moment in years. Food is THE topic of conversation in nearly every area of dietetics and...
A message from Board Chair Cheryl Hutchinson. I’m writing today with an important announcement about Groundwork’s organizational leadership and our next chapter. Elizabeth Palchak has asked to step back from her position as Executive Director for family reasons. In...
“This is the most clear example of a life or death situation for us, because he who controls the food, controls the population.” These words come from Urban Farmer Diane Hoye, who has been involved in urban agriculture for the last 15 years. Urban farming is a unique...
Think of a battery energy storage system as a larger, highly engineered version of the batteries we use every day. However, instead of charging our phones or cars, they store excess energy from the grid when energy usage is low, hold it until it’s needed, and then...
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Today, on the final day of Hispanic Heritage Month 2025, we offer a capstone of personal testimony from an individual who, like many Americans, was born in a South American nation, adopted as an infant, and became a U.S. citizen several decades ago. Despite the...