For the first time ever, sustainability has been included in the 2015 Expert Panel’s Scientific report.
Policy and Organizing
Farmworkers Get the Recognition they Deserve
Farmworkers take center stage during Farmworker Awareness Week.
ActionAid Calls for Congress to Reform Biofuels Mandates
ActionAid is asking Congress to reform the biofuels mandates in the Renewable Fuels Standard and stop food-based biofuels consumption mandates.
11 Years of Good Food
The Good Food Festival & Conference is celebrating their 11th anniversary this March 19-21, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois.
Feeding a Warmer, Riskier World
Mother nature can be rough – and she’s getting rougher as our planet’s climate changes.
French Senate Abolishes Best Before (DLUO) Label
The controversial best-before (DLUO) label for non-perishable food products has been abolished in France by the French Senate.
Change is Coming as McDonald’s Commits to Serving Antibiotic-Free Chicken
McDonald’s commits to serving antibiotic-free chicken within two years.
Spike Mendelsohn Will Chair D.C. Food Policy Council
Mayor Muriel Bowser appointed Chef Spike Mendelsohn as the chairman of the D.C. Food Policy Council.
Former Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Joins AGree as Co-Chair
Food policy organization AGree announced former Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan will be joining the organization as Co-Chair.
101 Facts That Make Us Hopeful About the Future of Food
Food Tank is highlighting 101 stories of hope, innovation, and success, in creating a better food system.
Advocacy Groups Push for Inclusion of Sustainability Recommendations in U.S. Dietary Guidelines
The recent release of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s sustainability recommendations has prompted broad support from advocacy groups.
Now Serving Real Food: University of Utah Marks Milestone Victory for Student Organizers
University of Utah is now dedicated to serving twenty percent real food—defined as local, fair, humane, and ecologically sound—by 2020.
Better Together: How Collaboration and Market Access Improves Rural Communities
Collaboration and technology use will allow farmers’ to increase productivity, food security and to better understand their rights.
24 TED Talks That Will Help Save the Food System
Food Tank has decided to highlight 24 TED talks specifically around food issues that we found compelling and worth sharing.
Pushing for International Agreements: The Milan Protocol
Speakers on the “Pushing for International Agreements: The Milan Protocol” panel tackled the world of international trade and agreements related to agriculture.
Resolving to Tax Soda
Berkeley’s soda tax reignites flames between activists and Big Soda.
Three Questions with Emily Broad Leib of Harvard Law School
Food Tank recently had the opportunity to speak with Emily Broad Leib, of Harvard Law School, who will be speaking at the 1st Annual Food Tank Summit.
Four Questions with Food & Water Watch’s Patty Lovera
Food Tank recently had the opportunity to speak with Patty Lovera of Food & Water Watch, who will be speaking at the 1st Annual Food Tank Summit.
Five Questions with Jenn Yates of the Union of Concerned Scientists
Food Tank recently had the opportunity to speak with Jenn Yates of the Union of Concerned Scientists, who was one of the speakers at the 2015 Food Tank Summit.
Land Grabs, Food Security and Global Justice: An Interview with the Oakland Institute
An interview with Anuradha Mittal, founder and director of progressive think tank, the Oakland Institute.
