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    To save the world from hunger, obesity, disease and other problems, a combination of approaches is the answer.
    Books + Films

    Saving the Food Supply: Technology and Tradition

    The 21st Annual Niman Ranch Farmer Appreciation Weekend in Des Moines, Iowa, focused on resilience for family farmers.
    Farmers

    Strength in Resilience: Niman Ranch Hosts Farm Families in Des Moines

    Join Food Tank and The New York Times at the Food Festival This Oct 5–6
    Events

    Join Food Tank and The New York Times at the Food Festival This Oct 5–6

    Institutional procurement of local food has potential to contribute to a more equitable, resilient food economy for small farmers of color in New Orleans
    Agriculture

    Creating a Resilient Local Food Economy in New Orleans

    Photographer Luis Fabini's new project documents the connection between the land and people—through the world's annual harvests.
    Books + Films

    A Journey Through Harvests Connects Farmers Worldwide

    This app and website is helping neighbors share unwanted food and reduce food waste in Spain. Yonodesperdicio, an initiative from Spain is using food sharing as a tool to fight food waste.
    Food Waste

    Spain’s First Food Sharing App Is Tackling Food Waste

    The Food Date Labeling Act is connecting actors across the food chain to clear up consumer confusion about food date labels and reduce food waste.
    Policy and Organizing

    New Bill to Reduce Food Waste Enters Congress

    Entrepreneurs, inventors, and researchers have come up with innovative ways to solve postharvest food loss in developing countries.
    Food Waste

    Eight Innovations Ending Food Loss in the Global South

    From maintaining the community’s motivation to financing projects, Huerta Niño Foundation shares lessons from building school gardens across Argentina for more than 20 years.
    School Food

    Building School Gardens Across Argentina—Lessons from Huerta Niño Foundation

    Soil carbon sequestration is becoming a topic for farmers and politicians alike—but which conversations will distinguish sustainability from trend?
    Innovation for Sustainability

    Opinion | Why Talk of Regenerative Agriculture Should Include Pesticide Reduction

    The 21st Annual Niman Ranch Farmer Appreciation Weekend in Des Moines, Iowa, focused on resilience for family farmers.
    Farmers
    Strength in Resilience: Niman Ranch Hosts Farm Families in Des Moines

    Thee 21st Annual Niman Ranch Farmer Appreciation Weekend in Des Moines, IA gathered media, chefs, and nonprofits focusing on resilience for farmers.

    Join Food Tank and The New York Times at the Food Festival This Oct 5–6
    Events
    Join Food Tank and The New York Times at the Food Festival This Oct 5–6

    Food Tank is a media partner with The New York Times for the upcoming Food Festival, which will be held October 5th–6th in NYC.

    Institutional procurement of local food has potential to contribute to a more equitable, resilient food economy for small farmers of color in New Orleans
    Agriculture
    Creating a Resilient Local Food Economy in New Orleans

    Large institutions in New Orleans are not harnessing the value of local, farms in the region; a new analysis says procurement from these farms contributes to an equitable, resilient local food economy.

    Photographer Luis Fabini's new project documents the connection between the land and people—through the world's annual harvests.
    Books + Films
    A Journey Through Harvests Connects Farmers Worldwide

    Photographer, Luis Fabini, discusses his experiences documenting crops across Peru and his future plans for his project Harvest.

    This app and website is helping neighbors share unwanted food and reduce food waste in Spain. Yonodesperdicio, an initiative from Spain is using food sharing as a tool to fight food waste.
    Food Waste
    Spain’s First Food Sharing App Is Tackling Food Waste

    Yonodesperdicio is the first web-mobile application in Spain for collaborative consumption to reduce household food waste.

    The Food Date Labeling Act is connecting actors across the food chain to clear up consumer confusion about food date labels and reduce food waste.
    Policy and Organizing
    New Bill to Reduce Food Waste Enters Congress

    Congress introduced a new bill to create a unified food date label system across the United States to reduce consumer confusion and stop unnecessary food waste.

    Entrepreneurs, inventors, and researchers have come up with innovative ways to solve postharvest food loss in developing countries.
    Food Waste
    Eight Innovations Ending Food Loss in the Global South

    From solar-powered cold storage to garden waste powered food dehydrators, we highlight eight examples of how innovators are ending food loss in the developing world.

    From maintaining the community’s motivation to financing projects, Huerta Niño Foundation shares lessons from building school gardens across Argentina for more than 20 years.
    School Food
    Building School Gardens Across Argentina—Lessons from Huerta Niño Foundation

    From maintaining the community’s motivation to financing projects, Huerta Niño Foundation shares lessons from building school gardens across Argentina for more than 20 years.

    Soil carbon sequestration is becoming a topic for farmers and politicians alike—but which conversations will distinguish sustainability from trend?
    Innovation for Sustainability
    Opinion | Why Talk of Regenerative Agriculture Should Include Pesticide Reduction

    Soil carbon sequestration is becoming a topic for farmers and politicians alike—but which conversations will distinguish sustainability from trend?

    Family, fallacy and freedom, the documentary Farmsteaders dives into the lives of dairy farmers in Ohio and shines a light on our modern food system.
    Books + Films
    Farmsteaders Documentary Highlights Realities of Family Dairy Farm

    Through storytelling, the beautiful documentary Farmsteaders connects audiences to the highs and lows to life on the Nolan family dairy farm.

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    Food Tank NYC Summit and Gala: The Food Movement is Growing

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    Food Talk Podcast with Dani Nierenberg
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