Farmers

Looking for Food in All the Wrong Places

Farmers in Mozambique are finding creative ways to work together and overcome drought.

Andrew Youn On Ending Poverty in Our Lifetimes

Andrew Youn explains the three reasons why we can end poverty in our lifetimes.

Dirt, Democracy, and Organic Farming: A Recipe to Feed the World

Friends of the Earth released a new report on how we can create a food system that feeds all people, now and into the future.

Interview with the Dervaes Family, Urban Homesteaders

The Dervaes family shares their thoughts about self-sufficiency and urban homesteading with Food Tank.

Demand for Organic Food Growing in the UAE: An Interview with Becky Balderstone

Becky Balderstone is the founder of Ripe Organic, a store, farm network, and community organization that has been operating in the UAE since 2011.

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.

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