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.
School Nutrition Directors Feed Communities Through the Pandemic
Innovative action from school nutrition directors makes school meals possible during the pandemic.
DC Offers Another Round of Relief to Restaurants
Mayor Muriel Bowser will award up to 700 grants to DC’s hardest-hit restaurants.
Nourishing Community Through Art: Estella Scrooge Benefits Food Tank
“Estella Scrooge: A Christmas Carol with a Twist” – a modern take on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol – premiered this month. Together with Streaming Musicals, the film’s producers are donating a portion of proceeds to support Food Tank.
