The Bering Sea offers a global model for how fish, fishers, and communities can all thrive. The post Op-Ed | The Most Sustainable Fish You Probably Never Knew Existed appeared first on Food Tank ..read more

There are opportunities to take advantage of in rural communities, but they're so often overlooked. The post Sustainable Development in Rural Communities: Creating a New Narrative for the Black Belt appeared first on Food Tank ..read more

Ignoring hunger will lead to trillions of dollars in costs associated with the social, economic, and environmental consequences. The post It’s Time to Put Our Money Where Our Mouth Is—Literally appeared first on Food Tank ..read more

Advocates worry that the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to limit expert agency power may inhibit food system change. The post The Supreme Court Overturns the Chevron Deference: What’s Next for Our Food Systems? appeared first on Food Tank ..read more

Food & Society at the Aspen Institute recently released the 2024 Food is Medicine Action Plan. The Action Plan highlights the important role that nutrition plays in health and aims to provide a strategy to integrate Food is Medicine interventions into the United States healthcare system. Building on the 2022 version, the 2024 Action Plan creates a one-stop-shop for peer-reviewed Food is Medicine research, an overview of Food is Medicine interventions, and a set of recommendations for equity-centered research that can revolutionize how diet-related conditions are prevented, t ..read more

Ustawi Afrika is working to improve gender equity for rural women and expand sustainable agricultural practices in Kenya. Since it was founded, the organization reports that they have trained more than 40,000 women and removed 150,000 tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Doreen Irungu founded Ustawi Afrika after watching her mother struggle as a woman in agriculture in a semi-arid, rural area. “Seeing her toil without sufficient knowledge, capital, and access to technologies fueled my determination to make a difference,” Irungu tells Food Tank. “Ustawi Afrika Hubs is not just an or ..read more

A version of this piece was featured in Food Tank’s newsletter, released weekly on Thursdays. To make sure it lands straight in your inbox and to be among the first to receive it, subscribe now by clicking here. Over the past year, Food Tank has traveled all around the United States, from Georgia to North Carolina to Illinois to Massachusetts to Texas to Utah, to discuss the urgency of prioritizing the health and well-being of future generations in our food policy. We’re heading to Capitol Hill next week—and I hope you’ll join us. At each event, we are convening amazing conversations with ..read more

Ethan Roberts enjoyed pushing back on the status quo as a student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. When his agriculture professors taught about conventional hog production, he would ask questions like, “What about letting these animals get outside a little bit?” “These big universities, the agricultural departments are pretty much paid off by Big Agriculture,” says Roberts. “Animal science is what’s taught in college now…It used to be animal husbandry, [meaning] the real relationship it takes to steward and take care of these animals, not just produce pork.” Today, 22-year-old Roberts is ..read more

Table2Farms is working to expand the scale of composting projects across the United States to reduce methane emissions, regenerate soil, and inspire organizations and individuals alike to compost. The organization recently launched two pilot programs in Phoenix, Arizona and New Haven, Connecticut. Table2Farms hopes to mitigate the effects of climate change and create a world where everyone understands how composting contributes to a circular, no-waste system.  The organization believes that the first step in achieving this vision is to support composting projects that already exist. “What ..read more

The Biden-Harris Administration, in collaboration with three government agencies recently released the final National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics. The Strategy offers numerous solutions and actions to prevent food loss and waste, enhance recycling of organic waste including food, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve tools for measuring food waste and loss. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) worked with the Administration to develop the Nation ..read more