Following the decision to cut a federal emergency food assistance program by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama (CFBCA) is working to find new ways to feed the community. CFBCA, a leading food…
Food Empowerment Project Employs Education to Help Consumers Make Ethical Food Choices
The Food Empowerment Project is aiming to help viewers make ethical food consumption and reduce the suffering of animals and people in the food industry.
Mutual Aid: Chicago’s Love Fridge Fights Food Apartheid
As Chicago residents deal with with the economic downturn of COVID-19, the Love Fridge Chicago is bringing fully stocked refrigerators to neighborhoods struggling with food apartheid.
Why Food Systems Need Resilient Farmers Markets: 5 Lessons from 2020
In addition to feeding people, farmers markets can build essential infrastructure in communities. Here are 5 main lessons drawn farmers markets operating through the pandemic.
Farm Workers Organizations Demand Protections As Essential Workers
Farm worker organizations and their allies are working to support farmer workers’ protection, rights, and respect as essential workers.
The Effects of U.S. Federal Payments on the Agriculture Sector
Farmers face challenges from trade wars, climate change, and COVID-19 but need more than federal payments to be sustainable long term.
Pandemic, Fresh Food Act Influencing Farm-to-School Efforts in West Virginia
West Virginia farmers and schools are adapting to the pandemic and learning lessons in local sourcing.
121 Food Organizations to Watch in 2021
Ahead of the new year, Food Tank is highlighting 121 organizations that are working to build a stronger and more just food system.
Food Banks Face Surging Demand This Holiday Season
Food banks face are facing a major surge in hunger this holiday season. Food Tank shares ways to help and food banks to support.
Cooking Matters Colorado Highlights and Supports Indigenous Cooking
Cooking Matters Colorado is supporting Indigenous communities’ food sovereignty efforts by helping them access and cook with traditional foods.
