Food Access

An Investment in Food Systems Is an Investment in Health

Food is Medicine programs, when designed effectively, can improve eaters’ health, support farmers, and advance nutrition equity.

Transforming Health Through Food: The Role of Education, Access, and Environment

Food is medicine and eating for health go beyond the doctor’s office—learn how equity and environment impact wellbeing.

The First 100 Days: How Trump and Vance Have Changed Food, Agriculture, Health, and Climate

From funding cuts to tariffs, here’s how the Trump-Vance administration is reshaping food, health, and the environment—one decision at a time.

Op-Ed | Why Gender Equality Is the Key to Healthy Diets for Everyone

Changing norms and creating fair policies can lead to meaningful improvements in women’s economic participation and leadership.

The Fight for the Healthy Incentives Program in Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Healthy Incentives Program, which provides extra money for food assistance recipients to purchase fresh produce from local farmers, faces budget cuts. Food justice advocates are fighting to keep the program afloat.

Nourishing Communities, Advancing Health: Two Days of Dynamic Conversations

These two days of conversation will look at solutions that cultivate nourished, resilient communities.

Your Field Guide to Building Hope and Community Strength in Today’s World

We owe it to ourselves, our communities, and the next generations to push back against that destructive fear and strengthen our sense of hope.

Improving Access to Healthy Diets Is ‘Clearly Actionable’

Roughly one third of people in the world still can’t access a healthy diet, but there are solutions.

With 80+ Speakers, Join Us in Bringing Food to the Forefront of Big Conversations at SXSW

Food Tank’s “All Things Food” Summit at SXSW will feature fireside chats, expert panels, interactive chef-curated tastings, music performances, and film screenings.

Over US$489 Million Worth of Food Assistance Stalled Due to USAID Freeze

Nearly 500 million dollars of food is stuck in transit due to the U.S. foreign aid freeze.

Michigan CSA Program Brings Local Food to SNAP Families

The Michigan Farm to Family program helps SNAP families access fresh produce through affordable CSA shares while supporting local farmers.

Zero Waste Strategies Tackles Liability Fears in Food Donation

By educating businesses about food donation protections, Zero Waste Strategies aims to alleviate fears of legal liability and promote community support.

Kroger-Albertsons Grocery Merger Fallout: Food Access at Risk

Two U.S. courts block the US$25 billion Kroger-Albertsons grocery merger to safeguard market competition, food access, and workers rights.

Grocery Retail for All: Building Bridges for Equitable Food Access Across the U.S.

The Grocery Retail for All Summit will look at power of partnerships, investment models, and policies that can improve food access for every eater in the U.S.

Who is Feeding New York City’s Asylum Seekers?

As New York City struggles to feed tens of thousands of newly arrived asylum seekers, local organizations are stepping up to provide nutritious, culturally appropriate meals that meet their diverse dietary needs.

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.

Migratory Freshwater Fish Populations Have Declined by 81 Percent Due to Habitat Loss and Exploitation

Researchers are calling on policymakers to increase conservation efforts, including more investment and better resource management.

Community Food Security And Health Equity Are The Backbones Of Climate Progress

A resilient food system must center farmers and support communities in producing their own food, panelists said at Climate Week NYC.

From Neglect to Nourishment: Africa’s New Plan to Revitalize Vegetable Biodiversity

The African Vegetable Biodiversity Rescue Plan aims to address hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and the climate crisis by rescuing and preserving Africa’s vegetable biodiversity.

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