The USDA has extended free meals for children until the end of the 2020 – 2021 school year.
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Bringing Native Plants Back to Indigenous Diets in Indonesia
Mantasa is rewriting the narrative of food and nutrition sovereignty in Indonesia by reincorporating Indigenous wisdom and native wild plants.
Donation-Only Restaurant Provides a Hot Meal and Community
Alabama restaurant Drexell and Honeybee’s provides meals to everyone who visits – free of charge.
Join Food Tank and FAO North America for the 2020 World Food Day Twitter Chat
Food Tank and FAO North America will host a live Twitter chat to discuss how consumers to policymakers businesses can come together to build a stronger, more resilient food system.
Treasure8 Appoints New Sr. VP of Operations
Treasure8 adds Matthew Roberts to the Executive Leadership Team with responsibility over operations, supply chain, and the development of new applications of the company’s science & technology.
Does Kenya Need GMO Cassava? Ask the World Food Prize-winner Who Saved Africa’s Cassava
Hans Herren, who won the 1995 World Food Prize for biological pest control, argues that Africa still does not need genetically modified cassava. Rather, natural solutions can treat pests and keep the soil and crops healthy.
Mexican State of Oaxaca Becomes First to Ban Selling Junk Food To Children
With a major obesity epidemic on the rise, the Mexican state of Oaxaca is banning the sale of junk food to children in order to change purchasing habits.
Why Agroecology, not Agribusiness, Will Save Our Food System
The global food system needs transforming. Family farmers can get us there, through agroecology and the equitable use of resources.
Honoring Indigenous Food Systems With A-dae Romero-Briones
On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani speaks with the Director of Programs – Native Agriculture and Food Systems for First Nations Development Institute, A-dae Romero-Briones. They discuss the work of First Nations, kincentric ecology and land stewardship, as well…
The Chicago Meat Collective Launches Local Meat Share Program
A Chicago butcher launched a meat shares program to connect consumers to affordable, locally sourced meat.