Project HEAL CEO Kristina Saffran talks about the key to fostering better relationships with food through closer relationships with peers.
10 Illuminating Discussions on Health and Nutrition from the Food Talk Podcast
Erasing world hunger—and ensuring the health of our environment—is a challenge that will take creative solutions to solve. In these 10 episodes of “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” experts discuss how they’re rethinking nutrition for our modern world.
The Bronner Mom Behind the Movement
Lisa Bronner transformed the curious costumers contacting Dr. Bronner’s into a movement demanding healthier products that better support farmers.
New Ways to Sell and Produce Food Arising at WeWork
At WeWorks across the world, startups not only share space; they share a role in shaping the future of food and a drive for transparency, says Tessa Price.
Five Ways You’re Responsible for Change in the Food System: Food Tank in L.A.
For these leaders in L.A., the trigger for change in the food system is not startups, corporations, or policies—it is a newly conscious and passionate general public refusing to accept the status quo.
Food Is No Longer the Hunger Solution: Food Tank at New York University
The solution to hunger lies in revamping what we understand as the causes: racism, inequity, discrimination, and more.
The Trick to Better Chickens: Honoring Their Ancestry, Says Wadiak
CEO of Cooks Venture Matt Wadiak talks about what even cautious eaters don’t know about how their chickens are raised and the potential for happier, more nutrient-dense chickens through better raising practices.
Break Silos Between Food and Health for Better Policy
On May 10, Food Tank visited the U.S. Capitol, joining experts like Kathleen Merrigan, Robert Graham, Gregory Cooper, and Rep. James P. McGovern to define the connection between agriculture and health for better food policy.
In Immokalee, Food Provides A Platform for Future Professionals
Yvelande Astreide, Office Manager of Taste of Immokalee, talks about the reverberation effects of the entrepreneurship program: professional development for high school students and community support for farmers.
SRI: More Crop Per Drop, Better Lives for Farmers with Lotus Foods
Caryl Levine and Ken Lee, co-founders and co-CEOs of Lotus Foods, talk about supporting smallholder rice farmers through promoting System of Rice Intensification.
Women Are Champions of Farming Differently, Says Kivirist
“Women all across the food system are doing things differently,” says farmer, author, and entrepreneur, Lisa Kivirist, whose approach to agricultural learning gives women the tools and resources to forge their own paths collaboratively.
Wise: We Won’t Feed the World By Giving Up on Small-Scale Farmers
Timothy A. Wise describes how agribusinesses highjack policy tables, while governments neglect the small-scale farmers with solutions to feed all.
General Mills Brings Kinetic Energy to Regenerative Ag, Says Carla Vernon
For better environmental strategy, General Mills is cultivating a new consciousness among consumers and farmers for true stewardship and environmental enhancement through regenerative agriculture.
Pashon Murray’s Detroit Dirt and Food Waste: A Solution for Industrial Problems
A city known for industry, Detroit is now rallying individuals and corporations around waste and dirt: Pashon Murray is leading the composting collaboration for the climate, economy, and future generation.
Cancer Schmancer: “We Are the Boss” in Our Health Says Drescher
“With the right kind of motivation and education, young people can actually become the change we so desperately need” in the health system, says Drescher.
Maxfield Kaniger’s Kanbe’s Markets: A Piece for the Food Insecurity Puzzle
With convenient coolers and healthy food, Max Kaniger is helping close the gap between food insecurity and food waste in Kansas City.
Celebrating A Diversity of Opinions Is Key to Collaboration, Says Erin Fitzgerald
To boost transparency in the agricultural industry, Erin Fitzgerald of the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance calls upon people to learn more from farmers and the diversity of ways they tend to their land.
Stephanie Race: Preparing for Future Farming Hurdles Requires Multidisciplinary Data
The urgency to transform agricultural research and data into cutting-edge solutions for growers “is as if someone turned the volume up on the stereo,” says Stephanie Race of Crop Performance Ltd. and Earth Labs.
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Malnutrition: A Global Problem That Requires a Global Solution
“No country has a monopoly on the problem [of malnutrition], so no country has a monopoly on the solution: we all have to work together,” says Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition.
Confronting Gender Bias in Agriculture Takes Daily Work, Says Maiga of CORAF
Mariame Maiga of WECARD/CORAF talks about how confronting gender inequity in Africa is a daily obligation for anyone working in agricultural research and sustainable development.
