EARTH University’s strategy is designed to improve global food systems and help communities adapt to climate change.
School Gardens Boost Vegetable Intake and Empower Students, Study Shows
School gardens can empower children to be champions of change.
EARTH University Alumni Are Leading on Global Sustainable Development
EARTH University’s academic model is creating a network of agricultural leaders and entrepreneurs.
How EARTH University Is Training the Next Generation of Global Food Systems Leaders
EARTH University teaches students how to create sustainable farming practices and solve real-world food systems challenges.
FoodPrints: Cultivating Healthy Futures in D.C. Schools
FoodPrints is enriching school curricula with gardening, cooking, and nutrition to empower students and foster sustainable, healthy lifestyles.
Food Recovery Network Teams Up with Local Students to Recover Surplus Food During Super Bowl LVIII
During last year’s Super Bowl, Food Recovery Network diverted enough food to produce more than 2,400 meals for those in need.
Reimagine and Re:wild Your College Campus
Re:wild Your Campus is reimagining Colleges without toxic herbicides and pesticides.
Inspired Curriculum Garners Accolades with Positive Ground-Up Impact on Health & Wellness
The Green Bronx Machine Classroom Curriculum is expanding, reaching 15,000 more students and equipping schools with training, tower gardens, cooking supplies, and more.
Student Activists Lead Grassroots Movement to Ban Synthetic Herbicides
In response to thousands of claims that its weedkiller Roundup causes cancer, the multinational corporation Bayer announced a new legal settlement. But according to student-led organization Herbicide-Free Campus, Bayer’s proposal falls short of protecting public health.
Brighter Bites Works to Fuel Kids with Healthy Food
Brighter Bites co-founders Lisa Helfman and Dr. Shreela Sharma provide fresh and healthy food options to families living far away from supermarkets.
Students are Building Food Recovery Across the U.S.
On Food Talk, Food Recovery Network Executive Director Regina Northouse talks about the power of students in changing the ways their communities treat food waste.
10 Awesome Austin Orgs Bringing Better Food to Schools
Schools and organizations in Austin, Texas are enhancing relationships between farmers, ranchers, and local producers, in an effort to improve child health, engage students in the local food system, and support the local economy.
Training Youth Key to Growing African Agriculture
For CORAF, training youth is not just a matter of preparing for the rising age of researchers or increasing unemployment, but a matter of enhancing the food system as a whole.
At Harlem Grown, “We Grow Healthy Children for Sustainable Communities”
On Food Talk, Tony Hillery talks about how he started Harlem Grown after growing frustrated with the New York City school system: “I just got off the couch one day.”
National Farm-to-School Month: Highlighting 30 Innovative Programs from Across the Globe
Farm-to-school programs across the world are building stronger relationship between schools and farmers, ranchers, and producers, in an effort to improve children’s health, engage students in the food system, and support local economies. In honor of National Farm-to-School Month, Food Tank is highlighting 30 innovative farm-to-school programs from across the globe.
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.
School Gardens Provide More than Lunch to Disadvantaged Communities
The Kitchen Community’s school learning gardens are rooted in hands-on teaching, sustainable school food, and applicable life skills. These oases are outdoor classrooms for communities with limited resources and a lack of green spaces.
