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The Future of Food is in Cooperatives

Food Tank had the opportunity to speak with Narendra Varma, founder of Our Table Cooperative, a multi-stakeholder cooperative located in Sherwood, Oregon. Our Table has 58 acres of farmland, a grocery, and numerous farm-based educational opportunities, and the organization incorporates the…

Action-Oriented Research for Jamaican Farmers: Interview with the Winners of the BCFN YES Competition

Shaneica Lester and Anne-Teresa Birthwright have won the BCFN YES Competition with a proposal for action-oriented research on irrigation strategies for Jamaican farmers. Here’s how the became interested in the work and where they’re going next.

The Brownsville Project Brings Change to the Brownsville Food Landscape

Brownsville Project provides education, training, jobs, and healthy and locally-sourced food for one New York City neighborhood.

How We Get Hooked on Added Sugar

Young children are eating far too much added sugar.

Highlight Local Efforts to Curb Food Waste through #NotWasting Food Video Competition

In the United States, an estimated one-third of all food is lost or wasted.

5 Reasons to Fight for School Food Reform!

Whether it be for our health, our environment, for social justice or education reform, changing school food can have a far-reaching impact.

Ten Questions with Bruce Friedrich, Executive Director at The Good Food Institute

Food Tank spoke with JoAnne Berkenkamp, a Senior Advocate in the Food & Agriculture Program at the NRDC, about the problem of food waste.

Nine Questions with Angela Mason, Associate Vice President of Windy City Harvest

Food Tank spoke with Angela Mason, Associate Vice President of Windy City Harvest at the Chicago Botanic Garden, who will be speaking at the Food Tank Summ

How Does It Grow? Tells The Truth About Pumpkins

Food Tank spoke with JoAnne Berkenkamp, a Senior Advocate in the Food & Agriculture Program at the NRDC, about the problem of food waste.

Ten Questions with Fred Kirschenmann, Distinguished Fellow at Leopold Center

Food Tank had the chance to speak with Fred Kirschenmann, Distinguished Fellow at the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, who will be speaking at this year’s Food Tank Summit in Chicago.

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