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“Single parents and guardians in low-wage jobs [who are] already disproportionately impacted by the pandemic and economic recession” are struggling to feed their children, says Arohi Pathak. foodtank.com/news/2022/09/t… via Food Tank

A helpful chart for understanding the scale of the Kroger-Albertsons merger >

Great read by Tamar Haspel on climate-friendly plant-based foods. While you're at it, read her book "To Boldly Grow" washingtonpost.com/food/2022/11/0…

Wondering why egg prices are so high? It's bird flu. "Avian influenza outbreaks reduced egg production, driving prices to record highs in 2022" ers.usda.gov/data-products/…

Inspiring night at Farm To People listening to the thoughtful conversation between Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank Marion Nestle Chloe Sorvino qiana mickie & Michael Ray Robinov about the ways in which we can reform the meat industry. Feeling supercharged!

“Will our soils have enough nutrients in 2050? Are we going to have water that hasn’t been polluted by the meat packing industry, that can then feed more crops?” Chloe Sorvino discusses her book, Raw Deal, and power struggles in the meat industry on KUOW Public Radio kuow.org/stories/we-hav…

"We need to re-center our diets around local, sustainable, seasonal crops that grow close to where we live." -Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank today in Forbes. forbes.com/sites/danielle…

In 2022, USDA granted direct loans to 36% of Black-identifying farmers compared to 72% who identified as white. Asian & Black identifying farmers were accepted at lowest rates, denied & withdrew at highest. Here’s why & attempts to fix it NPR Politics npr.org/2023/02/19/115…

In DC hearing from the farmers who feed us. #Congress can fix our food system by investing in regenerative ag in the upcoming farm bill, but we need to fight for these policy changes! We’re all responsible. We all eat. As one organizer said, “closed mouths don’t get fed”.

Reflections from the Regen Ag & Food Systems Summit: farmers need decision-making power and resources, especially in the first few years of implementing regenerative systems; food policies needs to include funding for farmers of color; consumer communication is crucial.

Regenerative systems may generate up to 120 percent increases in farmer profits, but many producers fear economic losses over the first three years of implementation. foodtank.com/news/2023/03/l… via Food Tank

Fruit from healthy plants doesn't rot; it slowly desiccates These tomatoes were left out on a table (intentionally) almost a year after the harvest date An extended shelf life is a feature of nutrient dense crops, resulting from healthy soil and integrated plant nutrition

“We need to create Black and Brown owned anchors for spearheading nutritional security instead of anchors that are not owned by us in our communities.” Ismail Samad, Nubian Markets #FoodTank Tune in live now: youtube.com/live/D0o-TrH5Z…

How do we get to big systems change to accelerate #foodismedicine approaches? Through storytelling and organizing. “The scale is too small and too slow for what we really need” says Kim Kessler nychealthy “we need to be bold and organize to accelerate change” Food Tank

Talking upcycling nutritious food Farm To People with the inspirational leadership behind groundcycle Matriark Foods Agape Food Rescue @onelovecommunityfridge Rethink Food - every day these orgs feed people with dignity & respect, all while reducing carbon emissions.

In Israel noticing that foods high in fat, salt, and sugar are labeled with pictures of the ingredients (teaspoon of sugar, salt shaker, knife slicing butter). Simple, easy to understand labeling for all ages and nationalities. Why aren’t we doing this in the USA?

This is a classic case of the most craven disaster capitalism, plantation-style. Prof. Kapuaʻala Sproat and I wrote about Hawai’i Governor Josh Green, the Maui wildfires and Native Hawaiian resistance: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Wendell Berry on the separation of plants and animals resulting from industrial agriculture and the "farm expert": "Once plants and animals were raised together on the same farm — which therefore neither produced unmanageable surpluses of manure, to be wasted and to pollute the

So inspired by the youth-led discussion Food Tank climate week summit! From Sage Lenier, founder of Sustainable and Just Future, “food brings people out of apathy and into action”