International Bread Symposium brings together grain revolution leaders to discuss consumer trends, advances in technology and technique, and the socioeconomic factors that are shaping the bread business.
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Digital Summit: Creating Effective E-Commerce Strategies for Healthy Brands
The New Hope Network is holding a digital summit on June 14, 2017 to help healthy lifestyle brands and businesses develop and improve their e-commerce strategies.
Grasshoppers Jump into the United States Food Market
Your next protein shake might be made with grasshoppers thanks to a new company, Hargol FoodTech, and their sustainable, humane insect farming techniques.
California is the Center of the Second-Chance Career Movement
The U.S. prison population has been growing for decades. At 66 prisoners per 10,000 citizens, our per capita prison population is six times higher than in 1975 and surpasses every country except the island nation of Seychelles. One in every…
Fairtrade Farmers Spur Big Change in Child Labor
Belize’s Ministry of Labor takes strong steps to address child labor nationwide. Advocacy efforts by Fairtrade sugar cane farmers were influential in the move.
Green Circle Chicken: Bringing Back Flavor, Texture, and Sustainability into Your Diet
D’Artagnan’s Green Circle Chicken, is a call back to simpler times of family farms when chickens were fed vegetable scraps and roamed the farmyard. Heritage birds are reared on vegetable scraps addressing the food waste issues that plagues the food industry, and thereby bringing flavor, texture, and sustainability back into your poultry meat diet.
“Stronger and More Resilient,” the Future of CropMobster with Co-Founder Nick Papadopoulos
Founded as a resource to prevent food waste, the CropMobster network has grown into an online platform for farmers, food activists, and pantries to exchange resources. Designed to “ignite food system crowdsourcing,” CropMobster empowers local leaders to connect communities interested…
Food Rescue: Helping the Earth and the Hungry
Boston-area organization Lovin’ Spoonfuls serves a dual mission: reduce food waste and feed the hungry. Lauren Palumbo, the organization’s COO talks with Food Tank about food rescue, the environment, and reducing our food waste footprints.
Sustainable Food Trust to Host Harmony in Food and Farming Conference
A conference held by the Sustainable Food Trust will discuss the principles of harmony in food and farming with a diverse audience this July 10 and 11 in Wales.
New Partnership Pursues Sustainable Rice
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the International Rice Research Institute are joining forces to promote sustainable rice production and improve the lives of small-scale farmers and women in developing countries.
