AB551, a bill designed to support urban agriculture across California, was passed with the hopes that it would also work towards food justice. Food First’s Antonio Roman-Alcalá and Erin Havens think it might be doing otherwise.
Interviews
Action-Oriented Research for Jamaican Farmers: Interview with the Winners of the BCFN YES Competition
Shaneica Lester and Anne-Teresa Birthwright have won the BCFN YES Competition with a proposal for action-oriented research on irrigation strategies for Jamaican farmers. Here’s how the became interested in the work and where they’re going next.
The Importance of Agroecology in Sustainable Agriculture, an Interview with Dr. Gliessman
Food Tank spoke with Dr. Steve Gliessman, professor, farmer, and Editor-in-Chief of the international journal Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, about the importance of agroecology in sustainable agriculture.
Empowering Indian Farmers: An Interview with Sneh Yadav
Food Tank speaks with Sneh Yadav, an Indian farmer and food entrepreneur, about organic farming and India’s food culture.
Preserving Pollinators in Kenya
Land-grabbing and deforestation have destroyed much of the Mau Forest in Kenya. It is home to the Ogiek community, who have subsisted on the honey of native bees in the forest for hundreds of years.
Promoting Soil Carbon Sequestration: An Interview with Kiss the Ground
Kiss the Ground is leveraging a simple concept, soil carbon sequestration, to improve agriculture and edible gardening.
A Conversation with Suzy Friedman of the EDF on Sustainable Crops and Consumer Expectations
Food Tank had the opportunity to speak with Suzy Friedman, Senior Director of Agricultural Sustainability at the EDF, about a new program for reducing fertilizer pollution and what consumers can do to influence—and accelerate—change.
The Good Of The Hive founder, Matthew Willey, talks honeybees
Matthew Willey, founder of The Good Of The Hive initiative, has committed to personally paint 50,000 honeybees in murals around the world to raises awareness about their current struggle and population decline.
Engaging Restaurants and Markets to Rebuild a Regional Food System
Betsy Fink has a vision of healthy food grown in a manner that enhances the environment and doesn’t destroy it, which is why she established Millstone Farm.
When Meal Kits Go Vegan: An Interview with Andy Levitt of The Purple Carrot
Purple Carrot is a vegan meal kit company that delivers delicious, plant-based meals to subscribers in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and West Coast.
Cover Crops in the Corn Belt: An Interview with Sarah Carlson
Practical Farmers of Iowa helps farmers conduct on farm experiments and facilitates farmer to farmer knowledge sharing.
Is that a whale floating up the Hudson? No it’s Swale.
Swale is a collaborative floating food project dedicated to rethinking and challenging New York City’s connection to its environment.
An Interview with Dr. Adam Drewnowski, Obesity and Health Disparities Researcher
Dr. Adam Drewnowski, Director of the Center for Public Health Nutrition at the University of Washington’s School of Public Health, has researched the relationship between climate change and obesity. He spoke with Food tank about this relationship.
The Brownsville Project Brings Change to the Brownsville Food Landscape
Brownsville Project provides education, training, jobs, and healthy and locally-sourced food for one New York City neighborhood.
Ten Questions with Randy Krotz, CEO at U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance
Food Tank recently had the opportunity to speak with Randy Krotz, Chief Executive Officer at U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance, who will be speaking at this year’s Food Tank Summit in Chicago.
Ten Questions with Roger Thurow, Senior Fellow at the Chicago Council of Global Affairs
Food Tank had the chance to speak with Roger Thurow, Senior Fellow at the Chicago Council of Global Affairs, who will be speaking at this year’s Food Tank Summit in Chicago.
Ten Questions with Shayna Harris, Chief Operating Officer at Farmer’s Fridge
Food Tank had the chance to speak with Shayna Harris, Chief Operating Officer at Farmer’s Fridge, who will be speaking at this year’s Food Tank Summit in Chicago.
Ten Questions with William Warshauer, CEO of TechnoServe
Food Tank recently had the chance to speak with William Warshauer, CEO of TechnoServe, who will be speaking at the upcoming Chicago Summit.
Farmer Friday: An Interview with Adi Kumbruka on Ecological Farming
Kondh subsistence farmer Adi Kumbruka of Odisha, India talks to Food Tank about living interdependently with the land and forests and the importance of mixed-crop farming.
Ten Questions with Gregory Kearns of Heifer International
Food Tank had the chance to speak with Gregory Kearns, of Heifer International, who will be speaking at the upcoming Chicago Summit.
