Becky Balderstone is the founder of Ripe Organic, a store, farm network, and community organization that has been operating in the UAE since 2011.
Farmers
Strengthening Solidarity Among Farmers and Food Justice
The Indonesian Peasant Union unites Indonesian farmers to advocate for agrarian reform and to protect food sovereignty.
Is it Possible to Grow Spinach Locally and Year-Round?
How can we grow spinach year-round while conserving land, water, and food miles? Check out this How Does it Grow episode to find out.
Open Agriculture Initiative: Is Digital Farming the Future of Food?
MIT Open Agriculture Initiative is on a mission to digitalize agriculture using desktop Personal Food Computers and carefully engineered climate recipes.
Stories from the Farm: Their Favorite Food at Every Meal
A female farmer in Rwanda joined One Acre Farm so she could successfully grow more of her kids’ favorite food: beans.
Changing Livestock Feed Can be Solution to Climate Change
A recent study shows that changing livestock feed could significantly reduce environmental impacts.
17 Farmer Heroes for Sustainability, Equality, and Defense of Traditions
Check out these seventeen farmer heroes who, from poetry to advocacy, are doing more than putting food on our plates.
Action Alert! Keep Organic Growing Stronger!
Please help advance the welfare of organic livestock and poultry by taking action today.
World Fair Trade Day: Fairtrade America Takes Us Inside The World’s Biggest Coffee Break
Mary Linnell-Simmons reflects on the execution of and fulfillment from serving coffee to some of the 30,000 Passport DC visitors.
Strengthening Community Food Systems: An Interview with Mandy Fischer
The Intervale Center in Vermont aims to strengthen community food systems. Interview with Development Director Mandy Fischer
Using Agroforestry to Save the Planet
Food Tank highlights 16 agroforestry initiatives that are uplifting farmers and communities around the world.
Redefining Farm-To-Table Eggs in Minnesota: An Interview with Locally Laid Egg Company
Locally Laid Egg Company, a family-run farm in Wrenshall, MN is redefining farm-to-table eggs and strengthening rural economies.
Helping Smallholder Farmers Build Stronger Businesses with Information and Communication Technology
Information and communication technology can offer new business opportunities for smallholder farmers.
How a Virginia Nonprofit is Helping Veterans Launch Careers in Farming
A nonprofit in Virginia is providing veterans with agricultural career opportunities.
Ten Questions with Ben Wenk, Farmer at Three Springs Fruit Farm
Food Tank spoke with Ben Wenk, a farmer at Three Springs Fruit Farm, who will be speaking at the Food Tank Summit in Washington, D.C.
Ten Questions with Baldemar Velasquez, President and Founder of The Farm Labor Organizing Committee
Food Tank spoke with Baldemar Velasquez, the Founder of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, who will be speaking at the Food Tank Summit in Washington, D.C.
Nine Questions with Cheyenne Christianson, Organic Dairy Farmer in Wisconsin
Food Tank spoke with Cheyenne Christianson, an organic dairy farmer in Wisconsin, who will be speaking at the Food Tank Summit in Washington, D.C.
Ten Questions with Regina Beidler, Organic Dairy Farmer in Randolph Center, Vermont
Food Tank spoke with Regina Beidler, an organic dairy farmer in Randolph Center, Vermont, who will be speaking at the Food Tank Summit in Washington, D.C.
Compost Saved This Rwandan Farmer From Hunger
Ezira made compost for the first time in 2013, but he\’92d been hearing about the benefits of composting since 2010.
Farmer Spotlight: Luke Woodson Kneuss Shares His Harvest With Those in Need
Food Tank highlights Farmer Luke Woodson Kneuss in the Farmer Spotlight Series. He has been growing vegetables, beef, hay, corn and soybeans for the past 11 years.
