Basil Kransdorff is an Ashoka fellow and creator of e’Pap, a revolutionary pre-prepared foodstuff packed with nutrients. Kransdorff and his wife, Rose, developed e’Pap, which rapidly improves nutrition, energy, and productivity for those consuming it. e’Pap offers repletion based on nutrients rather than empty calories from…
Food Heroes
Food Hero Series: Interview with Selina Juul
Food Tank interviews Selina Juul, Danish food waste expert and founder of the Stop Wasting Food movement in preparation for World Environment Day.
Food Hero Series: Ruth Oniang’o, Kenya’s Voice for Nutrition
Kenya’s Ruth Oniang’o, a renowned leader in food and nutrition issues, has been working to improve nutrition for women in Africa for decades.
Interview with Janelle Kapoor, Director of the Ashevillage Institute’s New Urban Farm School
Food Tank interviews Janell Kapoor about the Ashevillage Institute’s new holistic Urban Farm School in Asheville, North Carolina.
California’s Full Belly Farm Proving That Organic Family Farms Can Also Be Profitable
Full Belly Farm is an innovative example of a small farming enterprise that has pioneered the use of organic agriculture and agricultural diversity.
Food Hero Series: Rose Karimi, Women Going Green
Rose Karimi developed Women Going Green, a project aimed at improving climate change adaptation and food security for smallholder women coffee farmers in Kenya.
Food Hero Series: Brianna Almaguer Sandoval, NRDC Growing Green Urban Nutrition Visionary
Almaguer Sandoval, NRDC Growing Green award winner hopes to tackle childhood obesity through a nation-wide network of Healthy Corner Stores.
Restaurant Opportunities Center Brings Justice to the Food System
Restaurant Opportunities Center is dedicated to improving working conditions for restaurant workers by highlighting and supporting model restaurants
Goldman Environmental Prize Recipient: Rossano Ercolini
Goldman Prize winner, Rossano Ercolini fought to keep a waste incinerator from being built in his village and advocated for sustainable waste management.
Food Hero Series: Larry Jacobs, NRDC Growing Green Organic Farming Pioneer
Food hero Larry Jacobs, a pioneer in the organic food movement, is an NRDC Growing Green winner of the Food Leader award.
Navdanya: Saving Seeds to Save a Culture
Navdanya and its female seed savers work towards the preservation of India’s culture and agriculture.
Ashoka Changemakers Announces “Nutrients for All” Competition
Ashoka Changemakers, the largest organization of social entrepreneurs, is launching a new competition entitled Nutrients for All: Vitality for People and the Pl
Goldman Environmental Prize Recipient for Sustainable Development: Nohra Padilla
Goldman Prize winner, Nohra Padilla, fought for workers rights and recycling policy in Bogota, Colombia.
Food Hero Series: Tezozomoc, NRDC Growing Green Food Justice Leader
Food hero Tezozomoc, known for his work with the South Central Farmers, is an NRDC Growing Green winner of the Food Leader award.
April 17th Food Tank Summit Speaker Spotlight: Felipe Tendick-Matesanz
Felipe Tendick-Matesanz is a public health scientist who has focused his efforts on building participatory and community driven sustainable food systems.
Food Hero Series: Russ Kremer, NRDC Growing Green Winner and Pioneer in Antibiotic-free Pig Farming
Food hero, Russ Kremer is a NRDC Going Green winner and a pioneer in environmentally sustainable, humanely-raised drug-free pig farming
April 17th Food Tank Summit Speaker Spotlight: Alan Shannon
Food Tank Summit Speaker Spotlight: Alan Shannon, Public Affairs Director for the USDA Food and Nutrition Service’s Midwest Region.
April 17th Food Tank Summit Speaker Spotlight: Greg Christian
One of the most anticipated speakers of Food Tank’s upcoming event: ‘We Can Change the Food System, Chicago!’ is Greg Christian
Food Hero Series: Meera Shekar, World Health Leader
Food Hero: Dr. Meera Shekar, Lead Health and Nutrition Specialist for the World Bank specializes in the interactions between food and health issues.
Food Hero Series: Tony Allan, Water Policy Innovator
How much water is in your food? More than you might think. Food Hero Tony Allan shows how food and water policy are connected.
