Young generations are becoming more interested in agriculture through hip hop, reality TV shows about young food producers, and stories of farmer “superheroes.”
Books + Films
Under the Mango Tree: New Documentary on Food Program for the Mentally Ill in Ghana
Under the Mango Tree is a forthcoming film about how food repaired the relationship between the mentally ill homeless and the citizens of Tamale, Ghana.
VIDEO: The Stinkin’ Truth About Garlic
The newest How Does it Grow? episode takes viewers to Christopher Ranch, the largest garlic producer in the U.S., to tell the story of how garlic grows.
Shamba is Shaping Up, and Making Over, East African Farms
Shamba Shape Up, a Kenyan agricultural television program, visits a different farm each week educate small farmers.
Redefining the Connection Between Plant and Cuisine: Deborah Madison’s Vegetable Literacy
Vegetable Literacy is a cookbook that looks to nature for innovations in the kitchen.
Food Tank Book of the Week: Cooperative Farming: Frameworks for Farming Together
Faith Gilbert’s new guidebook addresses the challenges of small-scale farms and provides a path for them to compete with big agricultural businesses.
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.
A Discussion with Sarah Elton, Author of “Consumed”
Food Tank talks with Sarah Elton about her book, “Consumed,” and her thoughts on the food movement.
VIDEO RELEASE: Family Farmers + You = A Well Nourished World
Food Tank’s new video, produced in collaboration with Greener Media, reveals that when family farmers have the right tools, they have limitless potential.
Food Tank’s Spring Reading List
Food Tank has hand-picked 16 books that have educated, inspired, and informed us for your spring reading list.
