Social Entrepreneurs

Meghan Carreau is Making School Lunch More Nutritious—and Fun!

Food Tank spoke with Meghan Carreau, the founder of the new kid-centric meal delivery service, TuckrBox.

Leket Israel: A Role Model Food Bank

Leket Israel covers all aspects of food recovery, gathering fresh and high-quality food items that would otherwise be destined for landfill and redistributing to those in need.

Antibiotics in the Food System

Check out what experts presented at the New York Academy of Science and Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science’s conference on antibiotics in the food system and what they mean for public and animal health.

NYC AgTech Week Underway

NYC AgTech Week is back for its second year with over 18 events, ranging from for-profit to nonprofit urban agricultural endeavors.

Ten Questions with Andrea Lepore, Founder of Lepore Development

Andrea Lepore, Founder of Lepore Development, speaks on going to farmer’s markets, reducing sugar subsidies, and growing up in an Italian-American family.

London’s GrowUp Box Explores the Potential of Aquaponics

Check out how the United Kingdom\’92s GrowUp Box combines aquaponics and vertical farming methods to sustain local restaurants.

Catalyst Kitchens Provides Training Through Social Enterprise

Catalyst Kitchens is working to break the cycle of poverty through providing culinary training to homeless and disadvantaged individuals across the U.S

Five Questions with Tony Hillery, Founder of Harlem Grown

Food Tank spoke with Tony Hillery, the founder of Harlem Grown, about his organization\’92s mission to inspire youth to live healthy, ambitious lives.

Where Wilderness Meets the Farm: An Interview with Jungle Organics

Kaavya Varma’s Jungle Organics products are grown by small farmers in Uttarakhand on organic fields that allow the free movement of wildlife.

Talking Heritage Chicken with Jesse Solomon, Founder & CEO of Emmer & Co.

At Emmer & Co., heritage-breed chickens are key to a healthy, responsible food system.

Healthy Retail Programs Help Transform Local Corner Stores

Innovative healthy retail programs are changing the way we eat, one corner store at a time.

The Wireless Garden of Edyn: Changing How Gardeners Grow Food

The Edyn Garden Sensor uses the Internet to monitor changes occurring in a garden, so the gardener knows precisely what is needed for her plants to flourish.

Food-X: Changing the Future of Food

Food-X\’92s fourth cohort of food and agriculture startups includes companies throughout the food supply chain.

Greening the Restaurant Industry: An Interview with Karen Leibowitz

Sustainability is at the forefront of Anthony Myint and Karen Leibowitz’s newest restaurant, The Perennial, which opened in San Francisco in January 2016.

Andrew Youn On Ending Poverty in Our Lifetimes

Andrew Youn explains the three reasons why we can end poverty in our lifetimes.

Harvard Law School Brings Food Recovery Entrepreneurs Together for National Conference

The Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic will host a conference this month on reducing food waste.

The Green Bronx Machine Grows Organic Citizens

Stephen Ritz and the Green Bronx Machine work to build resilient communities through garden-based education.

Demand for Organic Food Growing in the UAE: An Interview with Becky Balderstone

Becky Balderstone is the founder of Ripe Organic, a store, farm network, and community organization that has been operating in the UAE since 2011.

Partners for Care and packH2O Are Improving Lives by Changing the Way Women Transport Water

Partners for Care is distributing packH2O water backpacks to improve public health in Kenya.

Food Loves Tech to Showcase Technology from the Fields to the Future

Food Loves Tech invites attendees to see, smell, touch, and taste the transformative technologies of our food system.

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