Eating Behind Bars, written by criminal justice reform nonprofit Impact Justice, won a James Beard Media Award in June.
Food Security
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: India Acts to Empower Women Farmers, $127 Million in USDA Grants Restored, Nigeria’s Hunger Crisis Worsens
This week, one Indian state looks to pass legislation to support women farmers, a judge orders the USDA to restore millions in grants, and Nigeria’s hunger crisis deepens.
At This Utah Farm, Resilience Starts With Food
One farmer’s journey from survival to sustainability is reshaping how a community connects with food.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Extreme Heat Hits Europe, Regenerative Agriculture Grows, and SNAP Enrollment Falls
This week, Europe struggles in extreme heat, new frameworks can scale regenerative agriculture, and a new analysis reveals that millions have lost access to SNAP since last year.
Here’s What’s Included in—and Missing from—the Senate Farm Bill Draft
With the release of the Senate Farm Bill draft, Congress has come one step closer to shaping the country’s food policy for the next five-plus years.
Food Tank Explains: El Niño
Changing Pacific Ocean temperatures during El Niño can trigger droughts, floods, and widespread impacts on food systems and marine ecosystems.
8 Ways to Support Venezuela Earthquake Victims
Support these local and global aid organizations offering help to those impacted by the recent earthquakes in Venezuela.
Federal Judge Blocks SNAP Waivers in Five States
Evidence shows that SNAP recipients’ diet quality is similar to other Americans.
How Transitioning Away from Chemical Fertilizers Pays Off for Farmers
Farmers foregoing chemical inputs are thriving. As fertilizer prices surge, their neighbors are noticing.
In Colorado Springs, Food to Power Builds Resilience from the Ground Up
Even as nonprofits face challenging and uncertain times, Food to Power is doubling down on serving its community.
Food Tank Explains: Agroforestry
Agroforestry integrates trees, crops, and livestock into interconnected systems that can benefit farmers, communities, and ecosystems.
Sydney’s Youth Work to Alleviate Hunger
A youth-led volunteer initiative in Sydney is combatting hunger by providing home cooked meals to some of the city’s most vulnerable.
‘Courage Is Contagious’: Inside A Whistleblower’s Fight To Protect USAID
Nicholas Enrich, formerly one of the top global health officials at USAID, shares the devastating global impact of the organization’s dismantlement.
YumLit Combines Playful Mealtimes With a Mission to End Food Insecurity
YumLit, a new social venture, wants to make family mealtimes fun while doing good for communities.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Global Politics Reshape Food Security, Fiji Pushes Organic Ag, WFP Scales School Meals
India and Fiji look to future-proof their food systems, a new geopolitics is reshaping food security, and WFP announces they are scaling school feeding programs in East Africa.
School Meals Do More Than Feed Kids—They Can Re-Nourish The Planet
Regenerative school meals can be a source of growth and prosperity, offering $3 trillion in global economic productivity.
One Year On: How Trump and Vance Have Changed Food, Agriculture, Health, and Climate
Follow the policies, trace the impacts, and see how food and agriculture systems are being reshaped in real time.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Kenyan Women Defy Gender Norms, President Trump Calls for Cuts to WIC, Anti-Immigration Policies Fail
Kenyan women are taking to the water, Asia is looking into more sustainable packaging, and anti-immigration laws are failing to gain support.
Creating Dignified Jobs for Youth through Agricultural Research and Innovation
Insects might be small but they offer a range of benefits to food and agriculture systems.
Food Tank Explains: Food is Medicine
What is Food is Medicine? Read Food Tank’s new primer to learn how FIM uses healthy foods to prevent and treat chronic disease.