Education

Inspiring Young Farmers In Africa: An Interview with Future Young Farmers

Future Young Farmers program coordinator, Sande Olocho, talks about reversing negative agriculture trends in Kenya through youth involvement.

FoodCorps Cultivates Healthy Food Systems through Youth Engagement

FoodCorps collaborates with communities and schools to provide children with food education, engagement, and access.

Gaining Ground Teaches Organic Farming While Feeding Massachusetts’ Hungry

Gaining Ground is a volunteer-driven organization striving to grow organic produce for Massachusetts’ food insecure population.

Planting the Seed: Cultivating the Next Generation of Farmers

The Center for Land-Based Learning strives to create opportunities for agriculture, youth, the environment, and businesses.

Campus Kitchen Volunteers Reroute Food Waste

Student volunteers across the U.S. are rerouting food waste from campus cafeterias with the Campus Kitchens Project.

Empowering the Future Players of the Food System

Young Professionals for Agricultural Development provides a network of youth-to-youth interaction and knowledge sharing.

USDA’s New Farmers Web Tool Provides Resources, Training for Farmers of All Kinds

The USDA’s New Farmers web tool provides new and young farmers, veterans, women in agriculture, and farmers in transition with the necessary tools for success.

10 Ways to Celebrate Community Through Food on Terra Madre Day

This December 10th, celebrate Terra Madre Day by supporting local food and the preservation of food traditions.

Collaboration in Higher Education: An Interview with Doug Lantagne of UVM’s Food Systems Initiative

At the University of Vermont (UVM), students and professors from varied disciplines come together with community members across the state to study food systems.

Making California Resilient with Ecology Center

Ecology Center takes on food justice and the drought crisis in California.

STAG VETS Showcases Veterans in Culinary and Agriculture

STAG VETS is a veterans program and business designed to train and employ veterans in culinary arts and agriculture.

“Grow Your Own and Share With Everyone You Know”

The Growing Project is addressing food security in Northern Colorado by increasing access to local produce into the community.

Eating City Discusses the Future of Food in an Urban World

Eating City is working to find solutions to improve food accessibility in an increasingly urbanized world.

A High-Flying Idea: JetBlue’s Airport Potato Farm

The urban farm at JFK International Airport Terminal 5 will grow potatoes, herbs, and vegetables.

Oregon Uses Schools to Move the Needle on Regional Food

Oregon’s farm to school incentive powers regional food economies.

Real, Good Food: Chef-Advocate Maria Hines Serves up More than Dinner

Chef Maria Hines is a powerhouse advocate for real, organic food. Food Tank spoke with her to find out more about her excellent work.

Rescuing Both Food Waste and Families from Hunger

Rescuing Leftover Cuisine provides solutions to prevent food waste in ten cities throughout the United States.

Fighting Hunger and Obesity in the Central Gulf Coast

Bay Area Food Bank is rising to the challenge of feeding people and combatting obesity.

We Feed the Planet Puts Young Farmers in Control of Food Security

Slow Food’s We Feed the Planet Conference highlights the importance of farmer directed innovation.

Good Food from Classrooms to Cafeterias to Home

Food education in the Oxford School District encompasses all areas of their students’ lives, both at school and at home.

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