Sarah Small
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Sarah Small is the former Chief of Staff at Food Tank. Sarah previously served as the Global Events Director & Special Assistant, Research Associate, Membership Manager, and Research and Communications Intern for Food Tank: The Food Think Tank. She helped launch an urban agriculture walking tour in Chicago, Food Tank Tours, and has been published in Christian Science Monitor, The Telegraph, Thomson Reuters, The Daily Meal, The Huffington Post, TakePart, and The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Global Food for Thought blog. Sarah served as Founder and Event Director of Yoga Rocks the Park Chicago, a yoga and music movement sweeping 20+ U.S. cities. She served as an Associate Board Member of Growing Home, Inc., a nonprofit organization providing workforce development and organic produce on Chicago’s south side. Sarah is also a certified Health Coach with the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and the Institute for Nutritional Leadership. She is the founder of a health and lifestyle brand for women with autoimmune disease, called Autoimmune Tribe. Sarah is also a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT) and a graduate of the Dale Carnegie Leadership Institute where she received Breakthrough and Outstanding Performance Awards. She graduated from DePaul University with her Master’s in International Public Service with distinction. Sarah also has a Bachelor’s in Biology and Art from Kalamazoo College.

Food Tank and the James Beard Foundation present the 2014 Good Food Org Guide

The first annual Good Food Org Guide was launched by Food Tank and the James Beard Foundation.

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World Food Day: Innovation Must Support Family Farmers

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For Smallholder Farmers, Tenure Makes a Crucial Difference in Livelihoods

New guidelines improve tenure security for smallholder farmers around the world.

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The Case for School Meals

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Share Groundbreaking Innovations in Agriculture and Highlight the True Cost of Cheap Food

Food Tank is excited to announce that we are launching two collaborative efforts over the next year with support from the McKnight Foundation.

Help Shape the Future of Family Farming!

Food Tank and the U.N Food and Agriculture Organization are hosting discussions to promote greater dialogue around family farming issues.

Presenting the 60 Second Selfie Innovation Challenge!

Planet Forward is looking for your selfie videos about sustainable innovations in your community and your campus related to food, energy, and climate change.

Scaling Up Agroecological Solutions, Farmer to Farmer

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Food Tank Video Announced as “Best Public Service Announcement” Finalist

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In the new episode of “How Does it Grow?”, the labor-intensive methods farmers go through to prevent their cauliflower from turning yellow are revealed.

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