Food Tank

WWF Shows Turning the Tide on Biodiversity Loss Is Still Possible

A new report from WWF highlights how we still have time to protect global biodiversity. While the decline in biodiversity worldwide shows no sign of slowing, according to a new WWF report, the organization believes that nature recovery is still…

For Refugees in Utah, Farming Is a Connection to Home

After fleeing war in Chad, Albert Betoudji found a sense of home and community in Utah by returning to the farming traditions of his childhood.

You’re Invited: What Can We Achieve When We Put Food First For Health?

Food is medicine is a movement that can achieve so much more than many of us even realize. 

Building Stronger Communities Through Farmers Markets

Farmers markets are more than places to buy fresh produce. They can also serve as economic engines and gathering places that strengthen communities.

Op-Ed | Women Farmers Are Shaping the Future of Food and Agriculture Systems

Across the globe, women are food system champions, nurturing the land and building community. During the International Year of Women Farmers, these farmers and ranchers are getting the visibility that they deserve.

Food Tank Explains: Water Security

Water shortages, climate change, and growing demand threaten global water security, with consequences for agriculture, public health, and ecosystems.

Food Tank’s Fall 2026 Reading List

Cozy up with these fall reads to dive into the latest ideas shaping the future of our food and agriculture systems.

Op-Ed | Blockade Against Cuba Exposes the Fragility of the Global Food System

Cuba is confronting the limits of fossil-fuel-dependent agriculture. But agroecology offers a path to resilience.

SeaShare Is Closing the Protein Gap in America’s Food Banks

Through a nationwide network of seafood industry partners, SeaShare’s food donation efforts help close the protein gap in food banks.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Medically Tailored Groceries, Dryland Forests, Climate-Resilient Seeds

From the success of medically tailored grocery programs to calls for investment in dryland forests, here’s your weekly food news roundup.

Celebrating Indigenous Food Sovereignty Efforts that Drive Wide-Ranging Change

Indigenous communities are setting the terms for their own food and agriculture systems, rematriating seeds, restoring buffalo herds, and uplifting the healing properties of traditional foods.

Opening a Grocery Store Is Only the Beginning: Making Food Retail Work for Communities

Can publicly-supported grocery stores solve the food affordability crisis?

Slow Food NYC Celebrates Good, Clean, and Fair Food

Slow Food NYC’s SnailFest 2026 will celebrate the people and businesses working every day to make good, clean, and fair food possible.

Food Tank Explains: Food Labeling

Food labels help consumers understand and compare products through information about nutrition, ingredients, allergens, safety, and other characteristics.

Ending Exploitation Across the Food System

The people who keep food systems running are often among the most vulnerable—but worker-led movements and stronger protections can help change that.

The Vegan Poultry Farmer: Rethinking Animal Agriculture

Vegan poultry farmer Ruud Zanders talks to experts around the globe to answer the question: is an animal-free food system possible?

Iowa Farmer Says We’re Here to Make the Soil Better

This young Iowa farmer is finding new ways to improve soil, raise cattle, and help independent family farms thrive.

Bee U: Urban Beekeeping Protecting Our Food Supply

Bee U NYC is using urban beekeeping to educate young people as they help build more sustainable food systems.

How Cover Crops Can Support Sustainable Rice Farming

Sustainable management practices can enhance food system sustainability and keep rice paddy fields healthy.

The Future Of Food Education Is In Classrooms, On Farms, And Everywhere In Between

Teaching kids about food is about more than school lunches—it’s about using food as a tool to connect with core classroom subjects, panelists said during Climate Week NYC.