A focus group organized by EcoAgriculture Partners and Rainforest Alliance explored the tools and evaluation methods used in agricultural sustainability.
Sustainable Agriculture
Celebrating the Potential of Permaculture
Food Tank highlights ten projects that embrace permaculture practices worldwide. In March, permaculture experts will gather for the Permaculture Voices event.
A Push for Sustainable Agriculture in China from the Top Down and Bottom Up
Politicians, farmers, and consumers look to change the tone of sustainable agriculture in China.
Healing the Land, Grazing for Solutions
Allan Savory’s vision for a more sustainable food system, the “Savory Grazing Method,” facing criticism, and his long-term plans for The Savory Institute.
Building Economic and Food Security with REAL Certification
REAL certification makes eating out nutritious and affordable.
UC Berkeley Journalism Fellowship Makes Food a Serious Topic in the Media
The 11th Hour Food and Farming Journalism Fellowship offers journalists a chance to report on topics related to U.S. food systems.
“Sustainable” Agriculture: often debated, rarely understood
Current agricultural practices are diminishing our ability to produce food in the future. Food choices today will influence what is produced in the future.
The Good Shepherds
We’ve all heard the mantra: meat is bad. But, simply avoiding meat may not be the best solution.
Tree T Pee Creates Huge Water Savings For Farmers
John Georges invented the Tree T Pee to improve tree growth and conserve water.
Five ways System of Rice Intensification (SRI) practices and ideas can help “feed the world”
The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) practices and ideas can help “feed the world,” support family farmers, and help protect the environment.
An Agricultural Revolution in the Making? – The System for Rice Intensification (SRI) gains support
An alternative method for rice cultivation promises to change the way the world’s most important food is grown.
Phytoremediation—Utilizing Plants’ Natural Abilities to Clean Up Soils
Phytoremediation uses the ability of plants to extract pollutants from soils and groundwater and convert them to less harmful or completely harmless forms.
Bringing it Closer to Home – Boston approves commercial farming within city limits
Boston steps into the future, joining other U.S. cities in allowing commercial urban farming.
Indigenous Crop: The Long Island Cheese Pumpkin, an American heirloom domesticated in New York
The Long Island Cheese pumpkin is an American heirloom that was domesticated in New York in the 1860s. It was named for its resemblance to a cheese wheel.
International Year of Family Farming: The World Rural Forum
The World Rural Forum (WRF) successfully launched the International Year of Family Farming 2014, representing rural development across the globe.
EcoFarm Conference provides opportunities for novice farmers
The 2014 EcoFarm Conference offers food producers a forum to learn more about how to promote a sustainable and just food system.
A Youth Agricultural Movement That is ‘Rooted In Community’
Rooted In Community is building a movement for food justice and healthy communities by providing youth with the knowledge and skills needed to make a difference
Africa Nomads Conservation
Africa Nomads Conservation is an organization that aims to protect the lifestyle of Kenyan nomads and mobilize the threatened nomadic population.
Food Tank Book of the Week: The Coming Famine: The Global Food Crisis and What We Can Do to Avoid it
Julian Cribb illuminates what he calls, Humanity’s greatest test—how do we feed a growing population with less?
Hawaii’s Big Island Bans GMO Crops
The mayor of Hawaii’s Big Island, Billy Kenoi, signed Bill 113 into law, banning biotech and GMO.
