The first report by Money Where Our Mouths Are (MWOMA) reveals alarming disparities between female and male founders in the Agri-Food Tech industry.
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15 Organizations Creating Healthier Soil to Save the Planet
This World Soil Day, Food Tank is recognizing that healthy soil is important for more than just crops — soil can also trap carbon and combat climate change.
Hemp Crop Insurance Becomes Available in U.S.
Hemp crop insurance is available to farmers in the United States for the first time, but many farmers will not be taking advantage of it.
Opinion | Trees: Generous Wild Hosts for Refugees in Uganda
From refugees from South Sudan, trees form a significant part of their story from when they flee from political war to their arrival in settlements.
Join Food Tank for 25% Off This Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday!
On Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday only (Dec. 2 and 3, 2019), join Food Tank for 25% off with coupon code GivingTuesday19 and attend our events free, receive updates and gifts, and support our global community!
This Season, Focus on Creating Convivial Food Experiences
As technology makes it easier to order delivery or eat alone, conviviality—the pleasure of eating with others—is becoming tougher. These strategies make it easier to create joyful, communal food experiences.
Study Finds Dramatic Increase in Antibiotic Resistance in Livestock
Facing huge risks for animal and human health, rates of antibiotic resistance have soared in low-and middle-income nations.
Opinion | Sustainable Diets for the Future
Sustainable diets are pivotal in global warming mitigation, but some actions can make our diet more sustainable, to the benefit of health and environment.
Meet the Chef Serving Up Pork Schmaltz in Appalachia
“They talk about New York as a melting pot, but it’s really here, in the mountains,” Virginian Chef Ian Boden says.
Big Sugar in Florida Faces Lawsuit for Sugar Field Burning
Pre-harvest sugar field burning poses a threat to health and personal belongings, in communities surrounding the Everglades Agricultural Area.
Teaching Nutrition with Comics
FANRPAN is introducing nutrition to youth by tapping into empathy and enabling youth to imagine what it could be like to be in the shoes of a comic book character who is trying to make healthier food choices.
22 People and Organizations Working to Preserve Appalachia’s Biodiversity
These 22 farmers, seed savers, activists, and chefs are preserving heirloom and heritage crops in one of the most biodiverse regions in the nation.
Food Shift’s Food Waste and Job Training Program Seeks to Grow its Impact
Food Shift gives a second chance to both food and people—but they need help to grow their impact.
Louisiana Chef Working to Strengthen Food Relief Efforts
Chef Amy Sins works to build a more food resilient New Orleans by strengthening its foodways and improving disaster preparedness efforts.
Block by Block: Florida Blue and Building Food Secure Communities in Florida
The Block by Block event for building food secure communities in Florida engaged leaders in the conversation of merging food and health and recognized twelve finalists in the Wellbeing Challenge for their efforts to fight food insecurity.
How to Get More Involved with Food Tank In the Coming Year
Food Tank invites you to get involved this year, and we have so many ways to do it — from events around the country to musicals about climate change to freelance writing about the food system. Join us!
Apply for the Food System Vision Prize to Envision a Better Food System for 2050
The Food System Vision Prize, launched by the Rockefeller Foundation, SecondMuse, and OpenIDEO, will reward proposals that inspire farmers, policymakers, businesspeople, activists, and eaters to build a more sustainable food system.
The Chef Keeping Appalachian Food for Appalachians
Chef Marion Ohlinger works with local farmers to incorporate native Appalachian crops into his dishes while paying homage to other cuisines.
Colorado Springs Food Rescue—Supporting Community-Driven Change
The Colorado Springs Food Rescue community-driven model is overcoming barriers to food access and creating a more sustainable food system.
Opinion | Fixing Livestock Emissions Metrics
Are we looking at the livestock industry’s GHG emissions holistically—and can a framework help turn livestock into a solution for climate change?
