Programs that bridge the hunger gap for students in the summer months are incredibly effective—and they literally save lives.
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.
20 Books Shaping Our View of Food Systems to Read this Winter
Searching for your next food systems book? Look no further! Food Tank’s reading list rounds up 20 titles on food and agriculture systems to get you through the winter.
What Happens When Alice Waters Jumps On Your Zoom Call to Talk School Food Procurement
The decisions schools make around food procurement shapes how they literally and metaphorically nourish the next generation.
Driving the Food Movement Forward One Edible Garden at a Time
The benefits of growing food in school gardens have the potential to extend far beyond the classroom.
Instagram Live: Joshna Maharaj
Joshna is a chef, two-time TEDx speaker, & activist on a mission to help everyone have a better relationship with their food. She believes strongly in the power of chefs and social gastronomy to bring values of hospitality, sustainability, and social justice to the table.
New on the Podcast: Rebecca Eyre on Equity in Eating Disorder Treatment and Curt Ellis on FoodCorps and Food and Nutrition Education
Rebecca Eyre discusses equity in eating disorder treatment. Curt Ellis discusses school food and nutrition education
Feeding America’s Kids During COVID-19
Faced with nation-wide closures in response to COVID-19, school authorities and partners are stepping up to feed the 30 million children depending on school food service each day.
Opinion | California Budget Boosts Healthy Food for Kids and Markets for Farmers
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a budget that proposes US$80 million for school food programs serving more than 3.5 million children in the state.
The Mobile Kitchen Changing Food Education Across the U.S.
The Charlie Cart Project uses a kitchen on wheels to empower educators and take food and nutrition education to classrooms all around the U.S.
16 School Garden Initiatives Revitalizing Lunches in the Cafeteria
The benefits of school gardens range from higher fruit and vegetable consumption to improved academic performance — and in the cafeterias, students can eat what they grow for lunch.
The Renegade Lunch Lady Celebrates Her 65th Birthday
Chef Ann Cooper still firmly believes that school lunches should be made from whole, fresh ingredients—and they should be delicious.
Free, Sustainable School Lunch for All, a Pledge from Alice Waters
Alice Waters is advocating for a ‘‘free, sustainable school lunch for all students.’ Despite advances in school food, there remains a stigma around school lunch. Waters believes this can change through better food education and stronger procurement policies.
Opinion | New Campaign Launches to Change the Recipe for Foodservice
The Community Coalition for Real Meals wants to reorient the food business model away from “Big Food” and toward “Real Food”—food that supports producers, equity, and the environment.
Mara Fleishman: “Moving the Needle on School Food”
Mara Fleishman, CEO of the Chef Ann Foundation, tells Food Tank about her inspiration, her work helping schools adopt cook-from-scratch programming, and her vision for the future of school food in America.
First-Ever School Food Item Created By Youth-Run Business in West Philadelphia
Youth-run Rebel Ventures have spent the last 18 months developing Rebel Crumbles, which is now being served across all 235 public schools in Philadelphia. Meet the team behind the first-ever school product made by kids, with kids, and for kids.
