There’s so much that each of us can do to build a stronger foundation for the world’s food and agriculture systems.
The Comeback of Natural Fertilizers: A Cost-Effective Alternative for Producers
Cover crops can build soil health, combat the climate crisis, mitigate drought, and boost farmers’ livelihoods.
How Sustainable Agriculture Can Combat Drought and Creates Resilient Food Systems
Droughts have increased globally by nearly 30 percent since 2000. Sustainable land management practices can restore the soil and promote resilience.
Why Cover Crops Are the Solution to Rapid Soil Degradation
About a third of arable land is now moderately to severely degraded, but cover crops offer a potential solution.
U.S. Farmers Need Incentives to Grow Organic Grains
Incentivizing American organic grain production can help reduce synthetic fertilizer use and import dependencies while generating farmer income and healthier soil.
Kiss the Ground Documentary Inspires Action to Regenerate the World’s Soils
Kiss the Ground, a new film premiering on Netflix on September 22, aims to inspire action to regenerate the world’s soils
Opinion | There’s a Solution to the Fight Over Clean Water—and Trump’s Rule Isn’t It
The debate over clean water protections is missing an obvious answer that lies in the way we grow our food, says Jeff Moyer, CEO of Rodale Institute.
15 Organizations Creating Healthier Soil to Save the Planet
This World Soil Day, Food Tank is recognizing that healthy soil is important for more than just crops — soil can also trap carbon and combat climate change.
From Farms to Incubators: Poornima Parameswaran of Trace Genomics Inc.
A new generation of women-led startups including Trace Genomics is providing novel solutions to agriculture’s problems with tech innovation.
Report: Soil Carbon Sequestration Key to Solving Climate Crisis
U.N. Environment Programme report shows that land-use practices that store carbon could be key in the fight against climate change.
Alternative Use of Food Scraps: Building Communities
Small scale composting helps build community, improve local soil, and save cities up to US$250,000 a year.
Opinion | Agroecology as Innovation
While financial interests in the current input-intensive systems are responding to growing calls for agroecology with attacks on its efficacy, it is surprising that they are so ill-informed about the scientific innovations agroecology offers to small-scale farmers who are being so poorly served by “green revolution” approaches.
An Unexpected Collaboration Is Reducing Food Waste in Illinois
It Can be Done: The Wasted Food Solutions Task Force is bringing together organizations from all ends of the food recovery network in Illinois, fighting to reduce food waste through unique initiatives targeting policy, education, and asset-mapping.
The 29 Books on Food Tank’s Summer Reading List
While summer is normally the season for getting away from it all, instead we challenge our readers to dive deeper into the areas of the food system in which they desire change with these 29 books.
Opinion | A Journey from City Dwellers to Regenerative Farmers: THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM
“A promise we made to Todd, a rescue dog who died a few years ago, forced us out of the city and into our dream life as farmers. A rather curious story which is better explained in the film.”
Ways Forward to Step Up Soil Carbon and Meet Paris Pledges
One-third of carbon emissions are absorbed by the earth’s biosphere. After forests, agricultural lands and wetlands have the most potential to do this. A panel of experts convened at COP24 last week to discuss ways in which this potential can be realized.
The Growing Case for Returning to Cover Crops and Small Grains in the Midwest
While baby steps such as cover cropping are getting the Midwest closer to protecting their water and soil, more needs to be done to revive soil and water health.
Baldor’s 360 System Ends Food Waste for Companies and Consumers
On Food Talk, Thomas McQuillan, Vice President of Strategy, Culture, and Sustainability at Baldor Specialty Foods, talks about how to change the course of food waste.
From Soil to Supper—Technology and the Food System
According to a new report, the food system is on the verge of the new frontier, powered by machine learning, artificial intelligence, and other technologies.
On World Food Day, Take a Holistic Approach to Food Production
On World Food Day, the path to a sustainable food system includes a holistic framework to tackle decisions on public health, soil regeneration, and the environment.
