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Women Are Champions of Farming Differently, Says Kivirist
“Women all across the food system are doing things differently,” says farmer, author, and entrepreneur, Lisa Kivirist, whose approach to agricultural learning gives women the tools and resources to forge their own paths collaboratively.
Food Doing Good: Putting Sustainability on Plates in the U.K.
The Sustainable Restaurant Association challenges food businesses in the U.K. to take the lead on sustainability by cutting meat, food waste, and single-use plastic from their plates
Opinion | Food Shapers: Foodservice 2.0 is called Food Care
We interviewed more than 200 inspiring individuals and organizations reshaping the food system and identified case studies to help understand foodservice from many angles.
14 African American Women Leading Change in the U.S. Food System
The number of African-American women-owned businesses increased by 164 percent from 2007 to 2018. Not only does this provide a huge boost to the economy, it can create jobs in local communities.
General Mills Brings Kinetic Energy to Regenerative Ag, Says Carla Vernon
For better environmental strategy, General Mills is cultivating a new consciousness among consumers and farmers for true stewardship and environmental enhancement through regenerative agriculture.
Creating Boozy Beverages from Food Waste: 10 Brewers Doing it Right
A compiled list of businesses that are diverting food waste from the landfill and transforming it into alcoholic beverages.
Re-introducing a Nutrition-Packed Berry in the Midwest
In Hartsburg, Missouri, Terry Durham created River Hills Harvest so elderberry growers throughout the Central United States could benefit from shared knowledge about sustainable growing practices and marketing.
15 Must See Events at Natural Products #ExpoWest 2019
Food Tank is traveling to Anaheim, CA to participate in the Natural Products Expo West 2019—an event that hosts thousands of companies in the natural products industry.
At Clover Sonoma, Supporting Farmers Brings Urbanites to the Farm
On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” CEO of Clover Sonoma Marcus Benedetti talks about maintaining a diary connected to a network of partnerships with family-owned fairy farms.
