Food is Medicine programs, when designed effectively, can improve eaters’ health, support farmers, and advance nutrition equity.
Transforming Health Through Food: The Role of Education, Access, and Environment
Food is medicine and eating for health go beyond the doctor’s office—learn how equity and environment impact wellbeing.
Could Eating Well Save Our Lives?
Illnesses caused by poor dietary health contribute to millions of deaths each year.
Nourishing Communities, Advancing Health: Two Days of Dynamic Conversations
These two days of conversation will look at solutions that cultivate nourished, resilient communities.
New Food is Medicine Network Aims to Transform Healthcare
A new national network is working to make food a standard part of healthcare, tackling chronic disease and improving patient outcomes through nutrition.
21 New Books to Inspire the Movement for Sustainable Food Systems
These 21 books dig deep into the complexities of food, farming, and climate—offering insights for a better future.
Remembering Joan Dye Gussow: Pioneer of Local Food Movement
Joan Dye Gussow, a nutrition pioneer and local food advocate, shaped the sustainable food movement with her groundbreaking work and lifelong passion.
These Crops Can Help Us Diversify the World’s Diet
Get to know some of the opportunity crops that can help us future-proof the food system.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Testifies Before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee
“If you like a McDonald’s cheeseburger or Diet Coke, which my boss loves, you should be able to get them. If you want to eat Hostess Twinkies, you should be able to do that. But you should know what the impacts are on your family and on your health.”
Op-Ed | New Dietary Guidelines Should Recognize Link Between Planetary and Human Health
Small changes to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans could have a big environmental impact.
125 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2025
As we enter a new quarter century, keep an eye on these 125 organizations building resilience, fighting injustice, and nourishing eaters all around the world.
Friedman School’s Transformation: Advancing Equity and Impact in Nutrition
The Friedman School is expanding its educational portfolio, refocusing its research themes, and deepening its global impact.
School Gardens Boost Vegetable Intake and Empower Students, Study Shows
School gardens can empower children to be champions of change.
Op-Ed | Microfinance Empowers Women and Builds Community Resilience
Micro-enterprises bring women power, self-sufficiency and, importantly, and freedom from social and economic barriers.
Who is Feeding New York City’s Asylum Seekers?
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.
School-Supported Agriculture Can Nourish Students and Communities
School-supported agriculture can to help local farmers, foster equity, and nourish young people with fresh, healthy meals.
Op-Ed | Feeding the Crisis: Agricultural Subsidies and the Rise of Ultra-Processed Diets
The U.S. government is spending billions of dollars in subsidies to make the unhealthy choice the cheapest choice.
Using Food as Medicine: The Gaples Institute Fights Against Obesity, Food Insecurity and Fad Diets
The Gaples Institute is revolutionizing medical education and working to improve public health by prioritizing nutrition.
It’s Time to Put Our Money Where Our Mouth Is—Literally
Ignoring hunger will lead to trillions of dollars in costs associated with the social, economic, and environmental consequences.
The Aspen Institute Releases 2024 Strategy to Integrate Food is Medicine into U.S. Healthcare System
The Aspen Institute’s 2024 Food is Medicine Action Plan describes how to create a more holistic healthcare system where food serves as medicine.
