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Sometimes my life feels like a feral cat. I feel beat up, my feet and body feel sore, and yet there's still more to do. And sometimes if I have enough loving and patient attention, life can curl up beside me and things can change beyond my expectations.

Kate Feigin discusses Unconditional Freedom's Art of Addiction study of formerly incarcerated individuals

"We rescued all this food from Baldor, one of the major food distributors in New York City. They give us about two metric tons worth of produce for free. It fills our Free Food van front to back, floor to ceiling..."

For as long as I can remember, Mom was always growing something in her backyard. Her garden was her life. It was the beating of her heart. She grew up with dirt beneath her feet and between her fingers. The pulse and rhythm of nature were etched in those hands.

You smear a little olive oil in the bottom, assemble all your flavorful ingredients in a bowl, add them to the Tagine with a little broth and voila, after a nice slow cook, you lift off the lid to be assailed by the most magical aroma. No fuss, no muss, you don’t even have to brown the meat.

Looking at the legacy of logging old growth redwood trees in California through the lens of a part of The Land’s forest set to undergo a restoration project.

Our weekly Free Food Ukiah meal in Northern California, transforming the outdoor area of the Building Bridges homeless shelter into a sit-down restaurant for residents and local community.

During this past year-and-a-half of volunteering with Free Food Harlem, I had the opportunity to focus the impetus of my addictive and rebellious nature into cooking community meals, teaching kitchen skills training, facilitating AOS classes, and writing. Instead of seeking immediate relief through self-soothing addictive behaviors and destructive pursuits, I got more of me.

Jay Davis talks about the gifts and lessons he’s learned from the streets of Harlem, gang life, and prison, as well as the purpose and redemption available there.

Meatballs in my family make their own meal. They’re palm-sized and ever so tender nestled in tomato sauce with rarely a carb in sight. You could bake them in the oven—yea you could—but we like them simmered until they are just barely held together.

Land staff and neighbors come together to learn from Anderson Valley Fire Chief Andres Avila how to use fire as a tool

The crew discusses oppression and the various manifestations of it and our responses to it.