Russell Lehman and Arianna Muirow of Seattle-based Food Action discuss sustainability, regenerativity, and food access for all through their whole systems approach to food system reform.
Jocelyn Zuckerman: “The most important topic is the health of the planet.”
Jocelyn Zuckerman talks about those who have inspired her career in journalism, and how she passes on her passion to consumers, compelling them to fight for food system change.
Vegan Balls and Certified Salmon: Sustainable Food is on the Menu at IKEA
See how a global furniture giant is delivering on its strong commitment to sustainability through its food menu and market offerings with certified, organic, locally-sourced, and low carbon footprint offerings.
Twenty Seed-Saving Initiatives Preserving Biodiversity Around the World
These 20 initiatives across the world are preserving seed biodiversity for future generations.
WFP Transformers Project Boosts School Meals with Ugly Vegetables
In Nairobi, Kenya, the World Food Programme has piloted a project to include aesthetically rejected ugly vegetables in school meals, feeding 2,200 schoolchildren lunch made with fresh vegetables for 75 school days.
First United Nations Ocean Conference: “We Can Still Make a Difference, If Action Is Taken Now”
Bringing together thousands of government represents, scientists and non-governmental organizations, the first-ever U.N. Ocean Conference calls on everyone to help protect the world’s oceans.
Freya Yost on Respecting “Farmers and Their Rightful Place in Our Food System”
Freya Yost, Vice President at A Growing Culture, discusses the potential of farmers in building a more equitable food and agriculture system, with one central question: what can we learn from smallholder farmers?
Nabeela Lakhani: I’m Taking Action To Create Solutions
Square Roots is trying to mobilize a food revolution by bringing food closer to consumers and empowering entrepreneurs to change the food system.
Sustainable Coffee Challenge: Making Coffee the First Sustainable Agricultural Product
The Sustainable Coffee Challenge spearheaded by Conservation International just announced the first four Collective Action Networks working to make coffee the first sustainable agricultural product in the world.
Challenge of Change Report: A Holistic Approach to Global Food Security
The Challenge of Change Commission has released a truly comprehensive report that identifies and provides solutions for seven key challenges to achieving global food security.
Michel Nischan: “Make produce affordable, and people will add more to their lives”
Michel Nishan talks about his multifaceted approach to food system change; his approach? Tear down barriers and create meaningful food policy that benefit low-incomes families so that they are able to provide healthy, fresh foods to their families. If they can afford it, they will buy it.
Monique Mikhail: “Food is an issue that is at the heart of so many other issues”
Monique Mikhail looks for food system solutions by trading in big agribusiness for support of small-scale, ecological farmers. She calls for investment sustainability that is spear-headed by the current generation and an education system that passes on that knowledge to future generations.
17 Food Heroes to Inspire Us in 2017
Check out how these 11 people and organizations are alleviating hunger, forging new attitudes about food, and partaking in vital research to better our relationship with food.
Julian Agyeman: Reimagining Sustainable Solutions for Local Food Systems
Dr. Julian Agyeman talks sustainable food system change, why thinking locally about food systems is long-term term food security for all, and why we all should be involved in reimagining new strategies to fight hunger.
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.