Conversations with family farmers, retailers, food producers, journalists, chefs, and advocates serve as a reminder that we all have a role to play in supporting farmers.
To Create Lasting, Collaborative Food System Solutions, We Need to Learn By Listening
If more collaborative research methods can help mitigate climate change, build sustainability, and address inequities, why aren’t they more widespread?
Devastating Storm Delivers Unprecedented Blow to Vermont’s Farmers
A historic storm wreaked havoc in Vermont, unleashing nearly nine inches of rain and leaving the state’s farmers reeling from the aftermath.
Finding the Humanity in Legislation: Unpacking the 2023 Farm Bill
The next Farm Bill is likely to be the most expensive one in U.S. history. What can we expect?
Empowering Farmer-to-Farmer Networks: AGROMIX’s Efforts to Support Sustainable Agriculture in Europe
Farmers are sharing accessible information from other producers and policymakers across the EU.
Why The Right To Repair Agricultural Equipment is Crucial To Food Security
Many farmers in the U.S. are denied the right to repair their tractors, putting their livelihoods at risk. A movement to change this is growing across the country.
The Forum for Farmers and Food Security Is Literally Investing in the Future of Food Producers
Leveraging the power of strategic partnerships to invest in smallholder farmers can support producers’ livelihoods and protect the planet.
20 Books About Food, Agriculture, and the Environment on Food Tank’s Spring 2023 Reading List
This Spring, be inspired by new recipes, a guidebook for climate action, lessons from the Earth, and much more.
The New Narrative of Rural Communities Has To Put People First, Not Profit
To support thriving rural areas, every part of the food system needs to recognize that people are more important than profit.
Farmers Are Knowledge Producers Too. It’s Past Time We Listen to Them
Too often, researchers do the science and then bring farmers in after—unsurprisingly, their efforts are rarely successful.
New Welsh Agriculture Bill May Boost Sustainable Production
A Sustainable Land Management policy will pay farmers for protecting the environment while boosting food security and preserving Welsh culture.
You Can’t Improve What You Don’t Measure: The Data Shaping U.S. Food Systems
Data from the USDA’s Census of Agriculture influences decisions that will shape the future of food and farming systems in the United States.
What’s in Your Manifesto for Disrupting Global Food Politics?
From investing in women and youth to recognizing the true value of food, these five actions can help us save ourselves, our food systems, and the world.
123 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2023
Keep an eye on these 123 organizations that are pushing for better food and agriculture systems.
What Will Be the Legacy of Today’s Young Farmer Advocates?
Young farmer are advocating for changes that will allow them to develop resilient regional food systems that benefit people and the land.
Op-Ed: Soil Connects Us to the Earth
Soils are living, biodiverse ecosystems, home to microscopic organisms that fix nitrogen and break down organic materials.
A Model for Bold Agricultural Transformation in Kenya
A coalition in West Pokot County, Kenya, hopes to serve as a model for community-led food systems transformation in other countries.
On Eve of Election, Midwest Farmers Squeezed by Inflation Eye Corporate Concentration
Farmers have a keen sense of what’s driving up food prices, driving down farm incomes, and eroding rural communities: corporate concentration.
U.S. Farmers Need Incentives to Grow Organic Grains
Incentivizing American organic grain production can help reduce synthetic fertilizer use and import dependencies while generating farmer income and healthier soil.
Cutting Postharvest Food Loss and Waste
The Postharvest Education Foundation (PEF) supplies small and medium scale farmers with technologies to reduce food loss and waste.
