We’re a global community pushing for food system change.
Food Tank Explains: Water Security
Water shortages, climate change, and growing demand threaten global water security, with consequences for agriculture, public health, and ecosystems.
Food Tank’s Fall 2026 Reading List
Cozy up with these fall reads to dive into the latest ideas shaping the future of our food and agriculture systems.
Op-Ed | Blockade Against Cuba Exposes the Fragility of the Global Food System
Cuba is confronting the limits of fossil-fuel-dependent agriculture. But agroecology offers a path to resilience.
SeaShare Is Closing the Protein Gap in America’s Food Banks
Through a nationwide network of seafood industry partners, SeaShare’s food donation efforts help close the protein gap in food banks.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Medically Tailored Groceries, Dryland Forests, Climate-Resilient Seeds
From the success of medically tailored grocery programs to calls for investment in dryland forests, here’s your weekly food news roundup.
Celebrating Indigenous Food Sovereignty Efforts that Drive Wide-Ranging Change
Indigenous communities are setting the terms for their own food and agriculture systems, rematriating seeds, restoring buffalo herds, and uplifting the healing properties of traditional foods.
Opening a Grocery Store Is Only the Beginning: Making Food Retail Work for Communities
Can publicly-supported grocery stores solve the food affordability crisis?
Slow Food NYC Celebrates Good, Clean, and Fair Food
Slow Food NYC’s SnailFest 2026 will celebrate the people and businesses working every day to make good, clean, and fair food possible.
Food Tank Explains: Food Labeling
Food labels help consumers understand and compare products through information about nutrition, ingredients, allergens, safety, and other characteristics.
Ending Exploitation Across the Food System
The people who keep food systems running are often among the most vulnerable—but worker-led movements and stronger protections can help change that.
The Vegan Poultry Farmer: Rethinking Animal Agriculture
Vegan poultry farmer Ruud Zanders talks to experts around the globe to answer the question: is an animal-free food system possible?
Iowa Farmer Says We’re Here to Make the Soil Better
This young Iowa farmer is finding new ways to improve soil, raise cattle, and help independent family farms thrive.
Bee U: Urban Beekeeping Protecting Our Food Supply
Bee U NYC is using urban beekeeping to educate young people as they help build more sustainable food systems.
How Cover Crops Can Support Sustainable Rice Farming
Sustainable management practices can enhance food system sustainability and keep rice paddy fields healthy.
The Future Of Food Education Is In Classrooms, On Farms, And Everywhere In Between
Teaching kids about food is about more than school lunches—it’s about using food as a tool to connect with core classroom subjects, panelists said during Climate Week NYC.
Raising A Toast To Food Politics Expert Marion Nestle On Her 90th Birthday
At Climate Week NYC, we threw a birthday celebration to honor the legendary food policy expert, writer, mentor, and friend—with cake included!
Data And AI Tech Can Speed Up Our Responses To Climate Change, Not Replace Them
The climate crisis moves quickly—which means our solutions need to move even faster, panelists said during Climate Week NYC.
The Future of Food Depends on Water
From sustainable fisheries to aquaculture, blue foods can help strengthen food security, support livelihoods, and build resilience in a changing climate.
Chefs Are Driving a More Diverse, Resilient Food System
Chefs are uniquely positioned to connect farmers, communities, and consumers—and use food to build a more diverse and resilient future.
The Roots Of Organic Agriculture—And The Future Of Climate-Smart Food—Are Farmers
The organic movement can chart its collective path forward by continuing to place innovation and inspiration at the center, panelists said at Climate Week NYC.
October 2026
Food First Health Summit Philadelphia
Food Tank Virtual Working Group and Member Meeting
December 2026
2nd Annual Food and Agriculture Policy Week
