Sustainable Agriculture

The Roots Of Organic Agriculture—And The Future Of Climate-Smart Food—Are Farmers

The organic movement can chart its collective path forward by continuing to place innovation and inspiration at the center, panelists said at Climate Week NYC.

“It’s Just One Long Chain”: How Regenerative Farming Equals Tastier Food, Healthier Eaters, And Nourished Communities

Everything in the food system is inter-related, from agriculture to nutrition to medicine to climate—and farms bind them together, panelists say at Climate Week.

Storytelling As A Catalyst For Change at Climate Week NYC Film Festival

Filmmakers and documentarians are highlighting inspiring people and unsung food systems innovations across the globe.

Organic Agriculture Charts Its Future at Climate Week NYC

At Climate Week NYC, farmers and food leaders will explore how organic agriculture can help build a more resilient food system.

Honoring Wendell Berry

From his home in Kentucky, Berry analyzed the consequences of an agricultural system increasingly defined by consolidation, mechanization, chemicals, and soil degradation.

The Future of Health Starts on the Farm

Join us at Climate Week NYC to explore how better farming can lead to better food.

Legume Cover Crops Can Reduce U.S. Corn Fertilizer Use

Integrating legume cover crops can help farmers cut back on fertilizers and build healthy soils.

Carrying a Family Legacy Forward, One Calf at a Time

After leaving the family farm, Elle Gadient realized that the hard work and uncertainty of farming are part of what made it home.

TomKat Ranch Educational Foundation Wants to Build a Food System Grounded in Resilience

This living lab wants to show that farmers can thrive when they transition to regenerative practices.

How an Opera Singer Found Connection Through Farming

After COVID-19 paused her career, an opera singer found a new calling in farming—and a way to help people reconnect with food, nature, and one another.

School Meals Nourish Communities Beyond the Classroom

School meal programs can do much more than address hunger—they can transform agriculture, strengthen local economies, and improve children’s futures.

Agroecology Pays Off: Report Highlights Major Gains for Burkina Faso Farmers

In Burkina Faso, farmers using nature-friendly methods are seeing bigger harvests and higher incomes even in areas hit hard by drought, floods, and conflict

From Risk to Resilience in Nebraska’s Hog Industry

After years of financial risk, a Nebraska farm family finds stability and renewed purpose through a different way of raising hogs.

Food Tank Explains: Organic Agriculture

From healthier soils to stronger ecosystems, here’s how organic farming works and why interest in it continues to grow.

These 10 Bright Spots Are Beacons for a Stronger Global Food System

There’s plenty of good in the world if we open our eyes to it.

Op-Ed | How Soil Health Is Promoted Through Traditional Knowledge and Modern Science

Farmers are learning from researchers—just as researchers are also learning from farmers.

At This Utah Farm, Resilience Starts With Food

One farmer’s journey from survival to sustainability is reshaping how a community connects with food.

Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Extreme Heat Hits Europe, Regenerative Agriculture Grows, and SNAP Enrollment Falls

This week, Europe struggles in extreme heat, new frameworks can scale regenerative agriculture, and a new analysis reveals that millions have lost access to SNAP since last year.

Food Tank Explains: Integrated Pest Management

Integrated Pest Management helps farmers manage pests through biological, cultural, physical, and chemical controls.

How Transitioning Away from Chemical Fertilizers Pays Off for Farmers

Farmers foregoing chemical inputs are thriving. As fertilizer prices surge, their neighbors are noticing.