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Edible Business Conference Unites the Food Chain

The Food Lab at Stony Brook Southampton, N.Y., is hosting the inaugural Edible Business conference this June.

21 Food and Agriculture Organizations Fighting Climate Change

These 21 organizations are taking the lead in the global effort to fight climate change in the food system.

From Blight to Beauty: 10 Urban Agriculture Projects in Detroit

Detroiters turn to urban farming to revitalize their blighted city. Food Tank highlights the city’s top urban agriculture projects.

Big Head Farm has a Big Idea to Revolutionize Farmer Support

Food Tank recently interviewed Karen Warner of Big Head Farms about One Million Seeds, her innovative model that will support small and mid-sized farmers.

Dachas, Small Countryside Properties, Are Essential to Feeding Russia

The Russian dachas are changing from farmland to weekend hideaway with increasing popularity—and reduced self-sufficiency.

Join Food Tank for a Family Style Meal

Every Friday night in New York City, students and instructors from NGI’s Chef Training Program prepare a family dinner using seasonal and local ingredients.

Frustration Leads a Farmer and a Programmer to Team Up on Technology

FARMDATA, an innovative web-based program, is streamlining farm operations and can help create more efficient, profitable farms worldwide.

Attention U.S. Government: Farming is a Public Service!

Farming is a public service, and the federal government should treat this vocation as such, says farmer Steven Waldman.

The Child Care System Fails Parents Who Work Nonstandard Hours

The rapidly rising cost of child care in the United States is becoming a bigger affordability crisis then higher education.

The Farmers and Food System Leaders of Tomorrow

Food Tank’s new partnership with IFAD will work to strengthen the number of youth involved in the agriculture field.

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