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Community Food Lab Brings Design Thinking to Food Systems

Community Food Lab project is about rebuilding the relationship between cities and food, bringing new value to the health, economy and sustainability of cities.

The True Cost of So-Called Cheap Food

Ellen Gustafson shares the many inputs required to produce food and explains that cheap junk food might not actually be so cheap.

The Pig Idea: where there’s swill there’s a way!

The way we think about meat is beginning to change, both in terms of quantity and quality. The Pig Idea is aiming to get food waste back on the menu for pigs.

Innovation for Sustainability: Driptech Offers Innovative Irrigation Technology for the 21st Century

Driptech is an inexpensive and user-friendly drip irrigation technology which allows farmers in the developing world to save water in these water-scarce times.

Johns Hopkins’ Center for a Livable Future Promotes Food Policy

Food Policy Networks offers resources for food policy advocates.

In a World Full of Holiday Excess, Let’s Stand Up and Combat Food Waste

During the holidays, resolve to make waste in the food system part of our past, not our future.

Get Rid of the ‘Food Desert’ Label

The movement to eradicate food deserts would benefit from, of all things, banishment of the term food desert.

Harvesting Nutrition Contest—Apply Now!

The Harvesting Nutrition Contest calls on applicants with projects that bridge the gaps between agriculture, food security, and nutrition.

TED’s 2014 Fellows are Cultivating a Better Food System

TED’s class of 2014 Fellows will focus on “ideas worth spreading;” among them are three fellows cultivating a better food system.

Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (BCFN) YES! Finalists Seek Solutions to Food Paradoxes

The Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (BCFN) YES! contest finalists offer creative solutions to reduce environmental impact and achieve global food security.

“Feeding the Planet” Summit Brings Together Experts to Discuss Feeding a Growing Population

The George Washington University’s Planet Forward Project hosted Feeding the Planet Summit, bringing together experts to discuss feeding a growing population.

International Year of Family Farming: Small Grants Go a Long Way for Farmers Markets

Recent evidence shows that grants from USDA Farmers Market Promotion Program were effective in promoting local food systems.

Gather Baltimore: Reducing Food Waste and Combating Hunger in Baltimore

Volunteer organization, Gather Baltimore, collects unsold produce and bread from farmer’s markets, local farms, and produce distributors to sell and distribute.

Urban Agriculture Keeps Pace with Population Growth in India

India’s urban populations are growing, but cities such as Nanded are embracing the change by incorporating agriculture into urban planning.

Innovation for Sustainability: Bhungroo Boosts Incomes and Food Security for Women Farmers

Biplab Paul has developed a technique to improve crop irrigation in Gujaret, raising incomes by more than 1,000 percent within two years.

Small Food Producers Under Threat from Food Safety Modernization Act

Two new Food Safety Modernization Act (2011) rules will place undue burdens on small food producers.

Food Hero: Juan Almeida, Founder of dosmargaritas, Develops Nutrient-Rich Snack Brand

Juan Almeida, founder of dosmargaritas functional foods, is working to create a nutrient-rich food brand to fight hunger and malnutrition in the Andes region.

The Lunchbox Fund Converts Foodie Photos to School Lunches

The Lunchbox Fund uses a new app, Feedie, to tap into the foodie photo market for the benefit of undernourished children in South Africa.

Innovation for Sustainability: With More Food and Less Water, SRI Could Revolutionize Farming

The System of Rice Intensification provides a possible sustainable food production solution, increasing rice yields while decreasing agricultural inputs.

Conflict and Agriculture

In honor of the United State’s Veterans Day; highlighting 13 veteran and refugee agriculture projects across the world that are helping to heal wounds of war.

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