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To Create Lasting, Collaborative Food System Solutions, We Need to Learn By Listening
If more collaborative research methods can help mitigate climate change, build sustainability, and address inequities, why aren’t they more widespread?
Want to Solve the Climate Crisis? Let Youth Advocates Lead the Way
Youth advocates aren’t just part of the solution—they are the solution. Young people are leading movements and making sustainability a reality.
Finding Childcare is Near-Impossible in Rural Communities. Bipartisan Policies Can Fix That.
In the U.S., about three-quarters of farm families have faced childcare challenges over the past five years.
Just Announced! See the Incredible Lineup for Our Chicago Summit
Join Food Tank in Chicago as we explore strategies to empower eaters, expand food access, and create healthier food environments.
We’re Failing to Solve Global Hunger, According to this Year’s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report
Failing to stop hunger is truly life-or-death.
Through Urban Food Systems, We Can Transform Food Policy And Nutrition Access—Starting Right Now
More than half the world’s population resides in cities and by 2050, 70 percent of the world could live in urban areas.
Where Are We? Let’s Take Stock Of Progress In Our Food and Agriculture Systems
The U.N. Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment is coming up. This is what we’re looking ahead to.
1 in 14 Seniors Faces Food Insecurity. We Need to Step Up Our Efforts to Help Them
What if it were possible for country’s elders to simply call grocery stores to place orders that could then be delivered?
Want To See the Future of the Food System In Action? Visit Your Local Farmers Market!
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Why The Right To Repair Agricultural Equipment is Crucial To Food Security
Many farmers in the U.S. are denied the right to repair their tractors, putting their livelihoods at risk. A movement to change this is growing across the country.
Hunger Is Getting Worse. After Visiting Africa, I’m Reminded How Solving Hunger Means Empowering Women
Investments in women in food and agriculture are critical to breaking the cycles of hunger, poverty, and gender discrimination.
The Forum for Farmers and Food Security Is Literally Investing in the Future of Food Producers
Leveraging the power of strategic partnerships to invest in smallholder farmers can support producers’ livelihoods and protect the planet.
New Research Shows Animal Agriculture Is Making UTIs Worse. Factory Farms Could Make Them Untreatable
This is more than just a foodborne illness problem—it’s a factory farming problem.
New Food Waste Data Is Out. What Do the Numbers Mean for Our Food System?
In 2021, the U.S. produced 91 million tons of surplus food. That’s roughly 38 percent of the country’s total food supply.
The New Narrative of Rural Communities Has To Put People First, Not Profit
To support thriving rural areas, every part of the food system needs to recognize that people are more important than profit.
Farmers Are Knowledge Producers Too. It’s Past Time We Listen to Them
Too often, researchers do the science and then bring farmers in after—unsurprisingly, their efforts are rarely successful.
At National Events, Let’s Keep Food Businesses Accountable to People and the Planet
While many companies highlight sustainable practices, accountability is crucial to ensure they are reaching realistic climate goals.
Dr. Mark Hyman Tells Us ‘How To Activate Our Body’s Own Innate Healing System’
Food has a lot of power, helping people live more healthfully at any age. But every body is different and it’s important to identify a way of eating that works for the individual.
What Happens When Alice Waters Jumps On Your Zoom Call to Talk School Food Procurement
The decisions schools make around food procurement shapes how they literally and metaphorically nourish the next generation.
