From fruit to soup, Robyn Hillman-Harrigan’s Rockaway Rescue Alliance Shore Soup Project is building community through food.
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Real Food Media Project Launches Online Film Competition
A new film competition seeking short films about sustainable food and farming — the Real Food Media Contest — is now open for entries at www.realfoodmedia.org.
Healthy Oceans Foster Healthy Communities
According to chef and sustainability activist Barton Seaver, the health and well-being of our communities is directly related to the health of our oceans.
Five Initiatives Supporting Small-Scale Farmers Growing Indigenous Crops
In honor of the Food Sovereignty Prize and World Food Day, Food Tank recognizes five initiatives supporting small-scale farmers producing healthy crops.
Eating City Establishes Manifesto for a More Just and Sustainable Food System for Cities
This manifesto, established at the Eating City Summer Campus takes steps toward implementing an open, transparent, and participatory food policy in cities.
Food Tank Book of the Week: The No-Nonsense Guide to World Food by Wayne Roberts
The No-Nonsense Guide to World Food places the food sovereignty movement’s localized innovations in context of the history of the global political economy.
International Year of Family Farming: Forecasting Famine Could Prevent Great Hardship. Why Isn’t It?
Famine forecasting systems are more sophisticated and effective than ever, but a report from Chatham House shows that prediction isn’t leading to prevention.
14 Reasons to Be Hopeful About the Future of Food
Food Tank’s mission is to highlight stories of hope and success. These are 14 reasons to be hopeful about the future of the food system.
Enset’s Growing Potential for Alternative Markets
The indigenous crop enset contributes to regional food security in Ethiopia and has potential for consumption outside of the rural highlands.
Getting Beyond the “Second Disaster”: Rethinking Food Drives with New Online Platform
YouGiveGoods.com is an online platform that addresses every identifiable inefficiency that exists within the traditional in-kind donation process.
Food Hero: Fair Food Network’s Double Up Food Bucks Program
Double Up Food Bucks allows Michigan farmers markets to double the purchasing power for customers using federal food assistance dollars.
POLITICO Pro Launches New Agriculture and Food Policy Coverage
POLITICO has just launched a new platform of its subscription-based news service focusing on issues in agriculture and food policy.
Failure To Act: Missing Out on Opportunities for Development
An overview of some of the most egregious inactions that have contributed to a failure to solve the food crisis in 2012.
Landesa Launches New Website to Ensure Global Land Rights Post-2015
Landesa’s new website, Land Post-2015, offers a wide variety of resources to contribute to a post-2015 global development agenda.
Food Tank Books of the Week: Hungry Planet and What I Eat by Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio
In this Food Tank interview, Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio explain how their photojournalistic projects explore the diversity of human diets.
Food Hero: Sister Simone Campbell, Executive Director of NETWORK
NETWORK Director Sister Simone Campbell calls on Congress to continue funding for SNAP benefits, which represent “a lifeline to millions of Americans.”
International Year of Family Farming: Research Organizations Demand Responsible Farmland Investment
Investment in agricultural land has been increasing, and with it, social and environmental concerns.
Hans Herren Wins the Right Livelihood Award
Today, Hans Herren was the first Swiss citizen to win the Right Livelihood Award.
26 Films Every Food Activist Must Watch
Food Tank has selected 26 incredible films educating audiences about changes being made – or that need to be made – in the food system.
Call for Submissions to Food Banks and Emergency Food Provision Journal
A special edition of an Emerald Journal calls for submissions regarding food banks and emergency food provision for 2014.
