On World Water Day this year, Food Tank honors the projects, people, and programs working tirelessly to achieve more with less water.
Sustainable Agriculture
Food Desert to Healthy Oasis and Sustainable Green Job Creation
Hydroponic farming can literally change the trajectory of chronic poor nutrition.
Innovation for Sustainability: Chicken Tractors, a Simple Innovation with a Big Payoff
The chicken tractor is a sustainable, humane, cost-effective, and fun way for farmers to integrate chickens into an agro-ecological system.
Indigenous Crop: Dika – On the Brink of Domestication
The dika tree is only found in Western Africa. Known for its seeds, the dika tree also provides shade in the heat and humidity.
Going Against the Grain to Use Less Water: Rice Farmers Experiment with Direct-Seeded Rice
In these water-scarce times, direct-seeded rice can help farmers reduce water and labor inputs while maintaining or even improving rice yields.
The Farm Bill reform that will feed millions
A small but lifesaving change is a big political step toward a smarter food aid system.
NEW REPORT: Food Tank By The Numbers: Family Farming
Food Tank highlights new research showing how family farms, can nourish the world while protecting the environment in a new report, Food Tank by the Numbers.
Sustainable Business: The Sustainable Food Center
The Sustainable Food Center (SFC) is supporting central Texans, enabling them to grow, share, and prepare wholesome local food.
Food Tank’s Spring Reading List
Food Tank has hand-picked 16 books that have educated, inspired, and informed us for your spring reading list.
Real Food Media Contest Films Highlight Sustainable Farming and Agriculture
The Real Food Media Project has selected the top films among the submissions from its Real Food Media Contest.
Capital City Farming: 10 Urban Agriculture Projects in Washington, DC
Food Tank highlights ten urban agriculture projects in Washington, DC.
More and More, Indigenous Crops Are Being Celebrated Across the Globe
Anti-GMO movement is enjoying both wide-spread publicity and legal wins
The Great Green Wall of Africa: Greening the Sahel to Turn Back the Tide of Desertification
The Great Green Wall is a bold effort to re-forest thousands of kilometers of land in the Sahel while developing local economies and reversing desertification.
Three Free Tools That Will Make You a Better Farmer
These three tools make number crunching fast, easy, and fun!
Indigenous Crop: Passion Fruit— Living Up to Its Name in Gardens and Kitchens throughout the World
Passion fruit is a sweet, tart, and aromatic fruit that pleases the culinary senses of those lucky enough to consume it.
FamilyFarmed.org & the Good Food Festival
FamilyFarmed.org focuses on locally grown and responsibly produced food.
Indigenous Crop: Egusi — More than a Melon
Although the flesh of the egusi melon is bitter and dry, the main source of food is within the seeds.
Social and Environmental Factors in Finance: Looking at the Bottom Line
Environmental due diligence is relevant for identifying and mitigating risks, as well as generating new business.
Beantown Farming: 10 Urban Agriculture Projects in Boston
Food Tank examines ten of the Boston’s existing urban agriculture projects.
Indigenous Peoples Stand Up to Save Native Corn
A recent conference encouraged unity among indigenous communities, restore traditional economies, and ensure the survival of all native varieties of corn.
