NYC gardeners have been addressing food apartheid themselves for years by turning vacant lots into food production and distribution sites.
New Report Notes the Global Struggle Over Farmland and Food Sovereignty
A new report by IPES-Food reveals that global land consolidation by powerful actors is displacing small farmers and threatening biodiversity.
Flowering Tree Permaculture Institute: Sowing Seeds of Sustainability
Flowering Tree Permaculture Institute is preserving indigenous wisdom to create a more sustainable and resilient world.
New African Society: Cultivating Seeds of Change in Sierra Leone’s Eastern Province
New African Society’s approach integrates agro-biodiversity, fostering food sovereignty while addressing long standing socio-economic challenges in Sierra Leone’s rural communities.
Building Power in Food Systems through Social Cohesion: ‘You Have to Mobilize Together’
Million Belay believes in a model for food systems that is grounded in communities, promoting a goal of food sovereignty
2023 Food Sovereignty Prize Recipients Center on Community Organizing
This month, the US Food Sovereignty Alliance (USFSA) announced the 2023 Food Sovereignty Prize recipients.
Investing In Local Farmers To Build Food Sovereignty for Haiti
By investing in local economies, local peasant associations, and local solutions like agroecology, organizations are rebuilding a self-sufficient food system.
Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners (BUGs) National Conference Comes to Philadelphia
The event will offer sessions including keynote speeches by renowned speakers, urban farm tours, social events, and over 50 workshops
The International Peasant Movement Is Growing
For more than 30 years, La Via Campesina has advocated for food sovereignty, environmental justice, and peasants’ rights.
Community Food Navigator Leading The Way Toward Food Sovereignty in Chicago
The Community Food Navigator provides important resources related to accessing nutritious food in neighborhoods with low food access.
Food Tank’s 2023 Summer Reading List
Embark on a global literary journey this summer, exploring the intersections of food, culture, and environmental responsibility through our handpicked selection of books.
The Supreme Court’s ICWA Ruling Impacts Food Sovereignty: Here’s Why
Knowledge sharing that promotes food sovereignty can offer a path toward food and nutrition security while also supporting education, economic mobility, and financial stability, advocates say.
Local Grains Promote Food Sovereignty in West Africa: “This Is the Future of Baking”
There is a growing movement to incorporate local, traditional crops into breadmaking and reduce Senegal’s reliance on imports.
Want To See the Future of the Food System In Action? Visit Your Local Farmers Market!
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Black-led Food Co-ops Restore Justice, Hope, and Power
Co-ops can serve as one tool for Black communities address systemic inequalities in the food system.
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.
Can Food Justice Be a Religion?
Food and faith are both simultaneously deeply personal and inherently community-based.
Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Monday, Nov. 14
“We are paying for the food system. We are paying for it in the form of diabetes treatment. We are paying for it in biodiversity loss,” says Sara Farley of The Rockefeller Foundation.
NYC-Based Grassroots Collective Uses Food as a Tool of Resistance
This collective focuses on developing concrete strategies to address environmental sustainability, food sovereignty, racial equity, and economic justice.
Costa Rican Agricultural Cooperative Resists Expansion of Large-Scale Pineapple Plantations
For four decades, the Costa Rican village and agricultural cooperative of Longo Maï has worked to resist the expansion of multinational pineapple plantations while defending the land, water, and labor rights of the local community.
