Food Tank: The Think Tank For Food

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I always love hearing food stories—I’m a food systems nerd, after all!—but I especially love it when farmers, fishers, and other folks on the front lines of our food system have platforms to share their own stories themselves....

OzHarvest, Australia’s leading food rescue organization, is using innovative food redistribution models, social entrepreneurship, advocacy, and education to tackle food waste and deliver food to those in need.
Ronni Kahn founded OzHarvest in 2004, inspired to take action to prevent massive volumes of food from ending up in the landfill. Kahn was working in the event industry at the time and noticed that she was regularly tossing leftovers. “It was actually...

The Heartland Health Research Alliance (HHRA) and the Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems at Arizona State University recently released comments recommending guidance on identifying ultra-processed foods (UPFs). They urge the government to more...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently launched a US$700 million Regenerative Pilot Program. It aims to help farmers adopt practices that improve soil health, enhance water quality, and boost long-term productivity, while strengthening America...