LibGuides: Food Insecurity: National

Finding Resources at Gumberg

Academic Search Elite (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Find both global and national studies on food insecurity.

CQ Researcher: Hunger in America
Read CQ Researcher's in-depth report here. (And check out the issue tracker in the right hand column for more!)

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Find articles and book chapters.
ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window
Find scholarly journals, trade journals, reports, blogs, and more.
SAGE Journals This link opens in a new window
Find primarily social science and humanities articles relating to food insecurity.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Find more in-depth and specific articles on international hunger aspects.

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Print Books: (Follow the links to find out more about the books and request them!)

The Stop: how the fight for good food transformed a community and inspired a movement by Nick Saul; Andrea Curtis
Call Number: HV696.F6 S28 2013
In 1998, when Nick Saul became executive director of The Stop, the little urban food bank was like thousands of other cramped, dreary, makeshift spaces, a last-hope refuge where desperate people could stave off hunger. It is now a thriving, internationally respected Community Food Centre with gardens, kitchens, a greenhouse, farmers markets and a mission to revolutionise the food system. In telling the remarkable story of The Stop, Saul and Curtis argue that a new politics of food is needed, one in which everyone has a dignified, healthy place at the table.

eBooks: (Note: You will have to enter your MultiPass credentials to access these off-campus.)

The Unending Hunger by Megan A. Carney
Based on ethnographic fieldwork from Santa Barbara, California, this book sheds light on the ways that food insecurity prevails in women's experiences of migration from Mexico and Central America to the United States.
The Man Who Thought He Owned Water by Tershia d'Elgin
The Man Who Thought He Owned Water is an impassioned call to rebalance our relationship with water. It will be of great interest to anyone seeking to understand the complex forces affecting water resources, food supply, food security, and biodiversity in America.

Hunger in America
Read about how hunger differs between groups, from Feeding America.
Food Research and Action Center
Get research and data, find food assistance programs, and see what bills are on the table that would affect food assistance around the country. FRAC is a non-profit.
USDA: Food Environment Atlas
Track changes in fast food restaurants, SNAP usage, physical activity, and more using this interactive map from the US Dept. of Agriculture.
USDA: Household Food Security in the United States in 2016
An Economic Research Service Report from the US Dept. of Agriculture
USDA: Key Statistics and Graphics
Simplified statistics drawn from the above research report by the US Dept. of Agriculture.