Food Waste

New Book Examines Agroecology as the Future of Farming

The Institute for Food and Development Policy, a nonprofit known as Food First, released a new book entitled Fertile Ground: Scaling Agroecology from the Ground Up, edited by Groundswell International Executive Director and co-founder Steve Brescia. Fertile Ground presents nine innovative case…

Documentary to Highlight Those Finding Solutions to Hunger, Poverty, Landlessness

A documentary film adapted from the book Hope’s Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lappé and Anna Lappé launched on Kickstarter in May 2017. Fifteen years after the book’s original publication in 2002, Luis Medina, a…

The Seeds&Chips Global Food Innovation Summit Kicks Off in Milan, Italy

Seeds&Chips, the Global Food Innovation Summit, has begun with a discussion about Millennials. Former President Obama will speak tomorrow.

BCFN Alumni Series: Michele Pedrotti Shares His Inspiration and Innovations

Michele Pedrotti, BCFN Yes! Competition 2014 finalist and Geographic Representative of BCFN Alumni Network for Europe, speaks about his deep passion for food and how Sensory Science can help tackle food waste.

Interview With Feedback Founder Tristram Stuart

Tristram Stuart and his organization Feedback are raising awareness about food waste, and making some delicious food along the way

20 Food Leaders Under 40

Whether they are combatting food waste, training the next generation of young farmers, or using media to capture the impacts of food production, these 20 food heroes are under 40 and actively shaking up today’s global and local food systems.

A Global Effort to Fight Food Waste

The Slow Food Youth Network (SFYN) is bringing ugly produce, funk music, and food waste education together for the world’s largest food waste awareness event on April 29: World Disco Soup Day.

ReFED Launches New Tools to Combat Food Waste

ReFED has just launched two new tools, Policy Finder and Innovator Database, to help businesses, foundations, investors, and governments tackle the food waste problem more efficiently and effectively.

UNLEASH Seeks Talented People to Innovate and Collaborate for the SDGs

UNLEASH, a global innovation lab, is currently accepting applications for young people to attend their first ever event in Denmark that takes place in August. Attendees will create practical solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Norbert Wilson Calls for the Creation of “Shared Values” Across the Food System

Norbert Wilson talks about the eye-opening experiences he had after college that led to his dedication to research why we eat what we eat and the circumstances that drive food waste. He also shares his ideas about how to create a more accessible food system for all.

Leftover Plant Material Reduces Food Waste and Limits Pesticide Usage

Apeel Sciences uses what might otherwise be trash from agricultural processes to make a second skin that protects and preserves fruits and vegetables. Because of their Invisipeel and Edipeel products, more people can enjoy fresher, more nutritious produce.

Food Tank’s Reading List: 17 Books to Dig into this Spring

Mussels, cheeses, and biofuels. Permaculture and mini farms. Presidential chefs and scientists. Food Tank’s Spring reading list is a feast for the mind and stomach.

Food Sell-By Dates Are About to Change In a Big Way

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), two major food industry retail and manufacturer organizations, calls for widespread adoption of two standard phrases for food labels: Best If Used By or Use By.

Food Values: What We Choose to Eat and What We Throw Away

Tama Matsuoka discusses how modern cultural values about which food is good and which is bad cause consumers to waste food, and how to change that.

Companies Earn USD$14 for Every USD$1 Invested in Reducing Food Waste

Champions 12.3, a coalition of leaders in food waste reduction released a new report claiming businesses earn USD$14 for every USD$1 spent to reduce food loss and waste. Findings from The Business Case for Reducing Food Loss and Waste incentivizes decisionmakers in a new way.

17 Food Heroes to Inspire Us in 2017

Check out how these 11 people and organizations are alleviating hunger, forging new attitudes about food, and partaking in vital research to better our relationship with food.

New York’s Dynamic Duo Leads the Food Waste Fight with Transfernation

Samir and Hannah started as two college students with an idea—now, the duo leads the fight against food waste for events across New York City, rescuing tens of thousands of pounds of food annually. Learn more about their story and future plans in this exclusive interview with Food Tank.

New Online Hub Collectively Tackles Food Waste

New online resource hub FurtherWithFood.org brings people and organizations together to strengthen the movement to reduce food loss and waste across the United States.

OzHarvest: Rescuing Airline Food While Reducing Food Waste

Australian food rescue organization OzHarvest, is working with airlines, collecting uneaten airline food to feed vulnerable people and families and reduce food to landfill.

Announcing the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition’s 2017 YES! Research Grant Competition

BCFN’s YES! Research Grant Competition supports sustainable research from young scientists.