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.
Sustainable Agriculture
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.
Food Tank Explains: Seed Saving
From ancient farming traditions to modern seed sovereignty movements, seed saving continues to shape food systems worldwide.
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Synthetic Pesticides Challenged, Marine Species Protected, New World Screwworm Detected in U.S.
This week, new research challenges the necessity of synthetic pesticides, a flesh-eating parasite is detected in the U.S., and a marine biologist acts to save endangered species.
In Monterey County, this Farm Is Building a Path to a Regenerative Food Future
This California-based organization wants to create “a living classroom for regenerative agriculture” where young people can discover a different, more hopeful food future.
Food Tank Explains: Agroforestry
Agroforestry integrates trees, crops, and livestock into interconnected systems that can benefit farmers, communities, and ecosystems.
Organic Farmland Investment: Turning Farmers into Owners
Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT is giving organic farmers a direct stake in the land they tend, turning long-term stewards into shareholders.
From Soil Health to Economic Growth: Regenerative California’s Vision for Transformation
“We can create a flywheel,” says Kristin Coates of Regenerative California. “And we really, genuinely believe that California can lead that work.”
Food Tank Explains: True Cost Accounting
True Cost Accounting reveals the hidden costs of food systems—and how they shape health, environment, and equity.
‘Agriculture Is the Culture’ at Pennsylvania’s Largest Black-Owned Farm
A 128-acre farm in Pennsylvania is reshaping how agriculture serves people and communities.
Food Tank Explains: Food Sovereignty
Food sovereignty is the right of communities to define how food is produced, distributed, and consumed. This explainer outlines its origins, principles, and how it challenges industrial agriculture by prioritizing equity, sustainability, and local control.