As New York City struggles to feed tens of thousands of newly arrived asylum seekers, local organizations are stepping up to provide nutritious, culturally appropriate meals that meet their diverse dietary needs.
What’s Left Out of the Conversation When it Comes to Urban Agriculture
NYC gardeners have been addressing food apartheid themselves for years by turning vacant lots into food production and distribution sites.
Op-Ed | Sowing Change: Embracing Plant-Powered Meals in NYC
Centering plates around plant-based proteins allows eaters to tap into a plethora of ancient grains, whole beans, and plants for creatively ambitious and culturally diverse new dishes.
Preserving Community Compost in New York City
Community composting sites aren’t just places to recycle food scraps, their leaders say. They are also a classroom where city residents can become part of a movement.
Serving Up Success: Chefs in Schools Transforming NYC’s Public School Lunches
Over the next two years, the 62 WITS chefs will reach all 1,200 public schools in NYC. The chefs have already begun training cafeteria staff, sampling recipes with students, and teaching students how to make the lunches.
Op-Ed | Sustainable Plates, Sustainable Cities: Urban Leaders Are Taking Climate Action with Transformative Food Policies
The path forward can be as close as tomorrow.
Transforming Health with Food as Medicine in New York City
CHALK’s training program helps pediatric residents better understand social determinants of health and the importance of interdisciplinary intervention.
The Battle for Delivery Workers’ Wages: Lawsuits and Legislation in NYC
NYC’s landmark decision on delivery workers’ wages has sparked intense pushback from app-based food delivery companies.
Through Urban Food Systems, We Can Transform Food Policy And Nutrition Access—Starting Right Now
More than half the world’s population resides in cities and by 2050, 70 percent of the world could live in urban areas.
NYC Unveils First Ever Roadmap to Revolutionize Food Education in Public Schools
The roadmap outlines goals and strategies to improve healthy eating habits among K-12 students in New York City’s public schools.
Lifting the Cap Is Just the Start: Transforming Policies for Street Food Vendors in NYC
The Street Vendor Project is empowering and protecting New York City’s street vendors, ensuring their voices are heard, and fighting for a fairer system.
New York City Commits to 33 Percent Reduction in Food-Based Emissions by 2030 to Combat Climate Change
New York City Mayor’s Office of Food Policy announced the city’s commitment to reducing food-based emissions by 33 percent by 2030.
New York May Be First State to Have Values-Based Food Purchasing
The Good Food NY Bill would make NYC the first to install a values-based approach to food purchasing.
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.
From Emergency to Resilience: Building a Better Food System for New York City
Food system advocates and policymakers called for changes that support farmers, address system inequities, and take a holistic approach to food systems.
An Unspoken Truth About Sustainable Food Systems
Join Food Tank for a virtual evening event, exploring connections between sustainable growth and urban food systems in New York City.
NYU-Steinhardt and Food Tank Present: Sustainable Food Systems
The Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at NYU and Food Tank will explore the opportunities and challenges New York City faces in building sustainable food systems. Food Tank’s Danielle Nierenberg, NYU Steinhardt’s Scholar-in-Residence, will moderate the discussion.
New York City Street Vendors Celebrate Victory
After years of organizing, street food vendors are celebrating a win as New York City Council recently pass legislation that will lift the limit on the number of full-time vending permits.
Green Bronx Machine Debuts New Documentary on Food Access
New food focused documentary featuring the work of Green Bronx Machine shows the reality of communities working towards a healthier future.
A New Musical, TREES, Tells the Story of the Forest
Watch the new thirty-minute musical about saving the planet, TREES, until December 27.
