Sustainable farming and entrepreneurship lessons create gender equity and positive change for rural women in Kenya.
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To Change Our Food Systems ‘We Need The Political Will.’
This country making important progress in some policy areas, while other aspects of the food system remain tricky to transform. That’s why we all have to roll up our sleeves and get to work, bringing a better food system to life.
A Young Farmer Makes the Business Case for Humane Hog Farming
The family’s farm shows how smaller-scale, humane hog farming can be both environmentally and economically sustainable.
Table2Farms: Innovating Composting to Combat Climate Change
Table2Farms is leveraging technology and community partnerships to scale up composting efforts and fight the climate crisis.
Biden-Harris Administration Releases National Strategy to Cut Food Waste and Boost Recycling, with Agency Collaboration
The Biden-Harris Administration, with the support of government agencies, released a strategy to halve food waste by 2030, boost recycling, and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Reviving Biodiversity by Bringing the Seeds Home
A new project aims to combat biodiversity loss and revitalize Indigenous food and agriculture systems.
To Solve Climate and Food Challenges, We Need Ambitious Ideas Like These
We have to confront the challenges our world faces head-on. That takes courage, accountability, and a willingness to self-reflect and figure out how to do better.
Vote Now to Celebrate America’s Farmers Markets
As part of the 16th annual America’s Farmers’ Market Celebration, American Farmland Trust is recognizing the most celebrated farmers markets in the U.S.
FoodPrints: Cultivating Healthy Futures in D.C. Schools
FoodPrints is enriching school curricula with gardening, cooking, and nutrition to empower students and foster sustainable, healthy lifestyles.
20 Food Systems Reads that Will Inspire You this Summer
Discover a handpicked selection of inspiring summer reads that offer fresh perspectives on sustainability, agriculture, and the future of food systems.
We Need to Change the Conversation about Food and Climate. Here’s What Leaders Have to Say
The climate conversation often centers heavily on carbon. But the pandemic showed us the need for resilient supply chains, and nature-friendly farming has benefits that go beyond that.
Revitalizing Rural Communities Means Supporting Small Farms
Between 1935 and 2023, the number of farms in the U.S. decreased by 72 percent, while the average farm size nearly tripled.
Dispatch from London Climate Action Week
Tens of thousands of advocates, researchers, business and financial leaders, policymakers, and more have gathered in the the UK to discuss how we can mobilize funding and policy support to transition to a greener climate.
Transforming the Baltic and North Seas with Algae-Based Solutions
AlgaeProBANOS wants to take advantage of the abundance of algae by sustainably harvesting, marketing, and finding ways to integrate it into circular economies.
Keep an Ear to the Ground with these Engaging, Urgent Food Stories
These shows are telling urgent, engaging stories about food and agriculture systems that will leave listeners feeling energized and motivated to take action.
22 Podcasts on Food, Farming, and Sustainability
In Food Tank’s latest roundup, listeners will find shows covering everything from the dark secrets of the sugar industry to the work of food policy champions.
Op-Ed | USDA Opens the Door to Climate-Friendly School Meals
New nutrition standards for child nutrition programs just released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture will give students a better chance of eating healthy, sustainable meals.
Urban Garden Project to Connect and Empower Community Gardens
The Urban Garden Project aims to provide essential resources that will help community-centered green spaces thrive.
Empowering Independent Restaurants: Inside the Mission of inKind
inKind is establishing a new model that can finance and empower small, independent restaurants to help them succeed.
What’s Left Out of the Conversation When it Comes to Urban Agriculture
NYC gardeners have been addressing food apartheid themselves for years by turning vacant lots into food production and distribution sites.
