After twenty years, sustainable agriculture and energy production continue to help a small Italian town prosper.
Agriculture
Book of the Week: The Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food
Food Tank Book of the Week: The Seed Underground. Saving the world, one seed at a time.
Five Recommendations for Sustaining Agricultural Innovation
Innovation on African smallholder farms is the subject of a new report available through the Global Forum on Agriculture Research.
Grassroots Approach to Reducing Global Food Losses: Interview with Dr. Lisa Kitinoja
Dr. Lisa Kitinoja, founder of The Postharvest Education Foundation, sits down with Food Tank to discuss a grassroots approach to reducing postharvest food loss.
Food Hero: John Reganold, Sustainable Food and Farm Educator Winner of the Growing Green Awards 2014
John Reganold has played an important role in transforming U.S. agriculture through education.
How Smallholder Farmer Access to ICTs are Improving Farming
The Global Forum on Agricultural Research is working to improve access to ICT technologies for better farming.
What is the Number One Complaint About Organic Food?
The Vancouver-based Sole Food Street Farms aims to tackle the challenge of pricey organics by proposing a pay-what-you-can organic veggie stand.
16 Organizations Working to Raise Antibiotic Resistance Awareness
Food Tank highlights sixteen organizations and research institutes working to raise awareness around antibiotic resistance in livestock and crop production.
Indigenous Crop: Uncovering Blue Camas
Underneath a Garry oak tree lies the blue camas, a semi-agricultural plant of the Coastal First Peoples.
10 Urban Agriculture Projects from Europe’s Greenest City: Freiburg, Germany
Freiburg is historically one of the most environmentally-conscious cities in all of Europe. Food Tank highlights ten urban agriculture projects in Freiburg.
Is Sustainable Farm-Raised Salmon Possible?
Verlasso has developed a way to farm-raise salmon with more sustainable methods.
PlantCatching is the Airbnb of Gardening
It’s not always easy to get into gardening when living in a city. PlantCatching has been created to help gardeners connect and overcome this difficulty.
Chicago Council: “We Can’t Talk About Climate Change Without Talking About Family Farmers”
“Climate-Smart Food Security” panel addressed the role of family farmers in mitigating the effects of climate change.
Using Technology to Farm Kenya’s Future
Kevin Makhanu of the Agricultural Society of Kenya talks about technological advances and positively changing traditional structures of farming.
28 Countries and One Common Agricultural Policy: European Family Farmers and Agricultural Reform
The European Union marks the International Year of Family Farming with a major reform to Common Agricultural Policy.
Indigenous Crop: Chanterelle Mushrooms, the Golden Goodness
The chanterelle mushroom is a forest dweller that grows throughout the world and comes in all shapes and sizes.
Harvesting Better Access to Information
Farmers’ access to profit-building mobile tech suffers from two C’s: connectivity and content. Governments, NGOs, and private sector can help.
Disaster Relief Series: Emergency Food Aid in East Asia After the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake
The 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake killed 150,000 and devastated local agriculture, food supplies, and stores of clean water. Emergency food aid was critical.
Putting Grasslands to Work and Celebrating Solutions to Global Issues
The Savory Institute’s Annual International Conference, “Putting Grasslands to Work,” will be a forum for celebrating real world solutions to global issues.
The Indigenous Farming Project Augments Native American Food Sovereignty Efforts
The Indigenous Farming Project is a pilot program that will support small-scale Native American agricultural projects in the Owens Valley of California.
