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Op-Ed | A Missing Investment Strategy: Climate Resilience Hides in Local Food Markets
Territorial markets lie at the center of resilient food systems.
EARTH University Aims to Increase Impact and Improve Global Food Systems through Nature-Positive Strategy
EARTH University’s strategy is designed to improve global food systems and help communities adapt to climate change.
Breaking Barriers: How Malawi’s Largest Smallholder Association Is Empowering Women
NASFAM is empowering Malawi’s women farmers in ways that will benefit generations to come.
Undercover Networks: How the Agrochemical Industry Silences Critics
A private social more than 500 scientists, journalists, environmentalists, and human rights experts critical of the pesticide industry and GMOs.
Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Thursday, Nov. 14
Food Tank is on the ground in Baku for COP29. Follow along and get updates from the Conference.
Op-Ed | A Case for Food Diversification
Diversification is the key to the resilience of our food systems. This is true around our climate-impacted world, but especially so across Africa and in my home country of Zimbabwe. Through both my academic research and my work as a…
EARTH University Alumni Are Leading on Global Sustainable Development
EARTH University’s academic model is creating a network of agricultural leaders and entrepreneurs.
Sustainability Means ‘Freedom to Really Farm How We Should Be Farming’
Farmer Trisha Zachman is hopeful for the future, seeing more companies looking to source responsibly raised ingredients.
FEED Summit Fosters Connections in the Wisconsin Food Entrepreneur Community
The FEED Summit brought together Wisconsin’s food entrepreneurs to connect, team up, and help them thrive in an ever-changing food landscape.
School-Supported Agriculture Can Nourish Students and Communities
School-supported agriculture can to help local farmers, foster equity, and nourish young people with fresh, healthy meals.
Easy and ‘Modern’ Isn’t Always the Best Way: The Promise of Sustainable, Humane Pig Farming
Kody McCleary, a 24 year old producer, says that maintaining the family farm for the next generation is his number one goal.
‘Biodiversity Is Our Real Crop Insurance:’ Good Land Stewardship As A Foundation of Climate Resilience
Strengthening land—and those who steward it—is central to creating a more resilient and nourishing future, panelists said at Climate Week.
Restaurants And Farms Must Lead The Way in Empowering Consumers And Taking Meaningful Climate Action
Chefs and farmers don’t only feed us food. They feed us stories—so they have a responsibility to take climate action, panelists said at a Climate Week event.
23 Fall Food and Agriculture Books to Discover Now
Discover 23 compelling fall reads that delve into the complexities of food systems, sustainability, and the untold stories of those who shape our plates.
Restoring Justice: Black Farmers Receive ‘Historic’ Payout from the USDA
Black farmers in the U.S. are receiving US$1.5 billion to address the discrimination they faced by the USDA.
‘Against the Grain’ Offers Lessons from the Farmers on the Front Lines of Nourishing and Healing the Planet
The farmers featured in Roger Thurow’s Against the Grain are working to undo the harm caused by an industrialized agriculture model.
FarmsSHARE: Transforming Food Systems in North Carolina
Learn how FarmsSHARE is transforming food access in North Carolina by connecting local farmers with families in need, fostering community and health.
Family Farmers Are the Future. Let’s Celebrate Them!
Family farmers produce more than 80 percent of the world’s food value, but face significant hurdles from land access to market access.
Sustainable Harvest International: Empowering Central American Farmers
Sustainable Harvest International is working to empower Central American farmers, promote sustainable practices, and drive community development.
