Meals on (Two) Wheels

Plus, growing a survival garden and measuring the impact of hogs on air quality.

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Lena Beck & Modern Farmer
October 20, 2024

Hello! Lena here, staff writer at Modern Farmer.

This week, let’s go on a bike ride. Pedal around town with Austin Bicycle Meals, a bicycle- and volunteer-powered organization that delivers ready-to-eat meals to unhoused folks. Contributor Katie Hill brings us this story, and it’s a good one.

Austin Bicycle Meals delivers food, water, survival supplies, and popsicles by the coolerful to those in need.

A woman in a bright reflective vest shows off a cooler full of popcicles

An ABM volunteer with the popular popsicle cooler | Photo by Katie Hill

Also fresh this week

An assortment of colorful veggies laying on a table

Photo via Shutterstock/RFondren Photography

With grocery store sticker shock keeping budgets tight and major grocery retailers over-inflating prices, learn how to grow calorie- and nutrient-dense food at home.

A woman stands in front of a room, giving a presentation.

CleanAIRE NC's Daisha Wall presents to Sampson County community members | Photo by Jim Wang

In a part of the state where millions of hogs pollute the air, residents will be measuring the impact.

Thanks for reading, and we’ll see you next week!

~ LB

Weekly Action | Action: Want to learn more about the impact of CAFOs in eastern North Carolina? Watch the trailer for “The Smell of Money.”