Sustainable Agriculture

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!

Food Tank Membership

You have Successfully Subscribed!