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On the World Day of Social Justice, Food Tank is highlighting organizations that lend support to underserved farmers, changing the face of farming.

Podcast

We Don’t Want to Be Bigger, We Want Farmers With Values—Niman Ranch’s Jeff Tripician

Oliver Moore of Paris-based NGO, ARC 2020, discusses the digitization of agriculture and the power relations between corporates and agroecological farmers.

Scientists are changing sustainable food behaviors without having to change minds.

José Graziano da Silva of the FAO urges the prioritization the right to food after the release of a disturbing FAO report on global nutrition.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with lots of love and without the waste of plastic wrapped gifts. Food Tank lists activities that replace the waste!

Individual compost haulers across the country are making bigger changes by encouraging local governments to provide public compost pickup services.

From Nepal, to Kenya, and to the United States, women working in integrated pest management are celebrating science—and themselves.

A food co-op can be a better solution for providing fresh and nutritious food to people living in food deserts.

Lindsey Lusher Shute, Executive Director and co-founder of the National Young Farmers Coalition, talks about the support young farmers deserve from Congress and the public.

Podcast

We Don’t Want to Be Bigger, We Want Farmers With Values—Niman Ranch’s Jeff Tripician

At Niman Ranch, keeping the family farming tradition alive takes anything but stagnation: General Manager Jeff Tripician describes the farming network’s evolution to better support farming families, young farmers, and rural communities.

Innovation and Technology

Opinion | Digitization, Technology, and Farming—Who’s Got the Power?

Agriculture has always embraced technology, from ploughs to cell phones. Oliver Moore of Paris-based NGO, ARC 2020, discusses the digitization of agriculture and the power relations between corporates and agroecological farmers.

Climate Change

Nudging for Good: Using Behavioral Science To Promote Sustainable Food Choices

Behavioral scientists want to fill grocery carts, take-away containers, and fridges with sustainable food, without consumers needing to think twice about it.

Nutrition

Opinion | Amid Growing Hunger and Obesity, the Right to Food Needs a New Approach for Sustainable Development

FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva explains the urgent need to reduce hunger and malnutrition across the globe as the human right to food becomes a growing priority.

Sustainable Business

7 Ways to Say ‘I Love You’ Without the Waste on VDay

Hallmark holidays are often filled with extra paper, plastic, and general waste. This year, Food Tank is giving you ideas to celebrate love while maintaining environmentally conscious actions.

Food Waste

Private Compost Haulers are Emptying Landfills and Changing Minds – One Bucket at a Time

Using the market for good, private compost haulers are closing the waste cycle and educating cities along the way.

Food Tank Lists

Celebrating Women in Science: Eight Women Breaking Ground in Agriculture

For the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, women working in Integrated Pest Management reflect on the important work they do for food security and the future of women in science.

Interviews

Making Food More Equitable in Dayton

Dayton, Ohio is one of the hungriest American cities. Lela Klein of Gem City Market tells Food Tank about how to turn Dayton’s food deserts into areas where all members have access to fresh and nutritious food.

Podcast

It Takes a Village to Support a Young Farmer—Lindsey Lusher Shute

Lindsey Lusher Shute, Executive Director and co-founder of the National Young Farmers Coalition, talks about the risks young farmers navigate at every level of the food system—and how Congress can help.