Food Tank

On the ground in Antalya, I’m frustrated by how little progress we’ve made on food and agriculture at COP31 Türkiye. Why is food and agriculture still a side conversation when we’re talking about the climate crisis?!? But here’s a bright spot. Sally Higgins, a young Australian farmer and COP31’s Youth Climate Champion, launched Back Future Farmers at COP yesterday. Young farmers need more than a seat the table, they need funding, financing, respect, dignity and the ability to thrive! And let’s get busy and make some good trouble in the lead up COP32 in Addis Ababa next year.

On the latest episode of Food Talk with Danielle Nierenberg, Dani sits down with Bruce Friedrich, Co-Founder and President of The Good Food Institute (GFI), and Rohan Shirwaiker, James T. Ryan Distinguished Professor at NC State University and Co-Director of the Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein at NC State. They discuss the future of alternative proteins and their potential to address the climate and environmental crises, the challenges of scaling new technologies to meet consumer needs, and why farmers and policymakers need to be part of the conversation. A fascinating discussion about the future of food and the innovations that could help transform our food systems. Watch the full conversation: youtube.com/watch?v=gazfzVtt…

From the politics of hunger to the science of flavor, these 27 books offer some very different ways to understand our food system. What's one book you think everyone working in food and agriculture should read? Dani shares Food Tank's fall reading list: foodtank.com/news/2026/11/27…

"Millions of people are dying unnecessarily when only a very small percentage of rich countries budgets could help save them. Aid benefits us all -- it’s not only the moral thing to do, but it helps strengthen national security." -@DaniNierenberg in @ipsnews. More: ipsnews.net/2026/10/the-erad…

On Food Talk with Danielle Nierenberg, Dani speaks with Dr. Peter Goldsmith, a Professor at the University of Illinois, for Part 7 of Food Tank’s series exploring the far-reaching impacts of dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development. They discuss Goldsmith’s reaction to the sudden loss of federal funding for the Soybean Innovation Lab, how he’s kept his work alive, and why we can never replace the patient work of publicly-supported research. Plus, the U.S. midterm election results could reshape food and farming systems, USDA commits additional funding for farm to school programs, a new report reveals the shortcomings of global agricultural investments, and Haiti’s hunger crisis worsens. Listen/watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=vcabUwFL…

"Despite government support, family farming and agroecology remain constrained by the economic and political dominance of export-oriented big agribusiness." -Elisabetta Recine, IPES-Food. foodtank.com/news/2026/11/op…

We've been longtime supporters of The Biggest Little Farm. After eight years of filming, we're thrilled to celebrate the release of their 12-part sequel series! 🌎 Premiering November 8 on YouTube, free for everyone. Trailer here: youtube.com/watch?v=dpUIpuAb…

What a day in Philadelphia! Yesterday, Food Tank joined FareRx, AmeriHealth Caritas, and Temple University's College of Public Health at WHYY Studios for our first annual Food First Health Summit! Standing room only 400+ people! We brought together members of Congress, health care leaders, researchers, community advocates, and food system innovators for an afternoon of conversations about food as medicine and what it will take to make healthy food accessible to everyone. From discussions about nutrition and chronic disease to the launch of the Philadelphia Food as Medicine Coalition, there was so much to celebrate. And we even had some incredible live jazz! A huge thank you to our speakers, partners, the WHYY team, and everyone who joined us in person and online. We love you, Philly! ❤️

“Go vote. That’s really the only thing that makes a difference.” -Freeway, Philadelphia Rapper and Food for Health Advocate Tune in live now! bit.ly/4yMHzCp #FoodTank

“One of the most important things about prevention is putting the proper things into your body.” -Freeway, Philadelphia Rapper and Food for Health Advocate Tune in live now! bit.ly/4yMHzCp #FoodTank

“Poverty is a policy choice…We allow poverty to exist. That is not something inherent to humanity.” -State Rep. Chris Rabb, Pennsylvania House of Representatives Tune in live now! bit.ly/4yMHzCp #FoodTank

“There is plenty of research…This is a win-win. You’re going to see an ROI in about 30 days” with food is medicine. -Sue Daugherty, CEO, MANNA Tune in live now! bit.ly/4yMHzCp #FoodTank

“Even if you don’t care about people, let’s say you care about the economy…Every dollar of SNAP turns into $1.50 in our communities. We have grocery stores that will likely go under as a result of SNAP changes.” -Loree D. Jones Brown, CEO, Philabundance Tune in live now! bit.ly/4yMHzCp #FoodTank

“We have a role to play to make sure we incentivize the growing and manufacturing of healthy food, and not incentivize the big brands just putting junk in front of us.” -U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean Tune in live now! bit.ly/4yMHzCp #FoodTank

“The cuts to SNAP are astonishingly bad...It’s just wrong. Across the country already in the first year the estimate is 5.5 million people have lost SNAP benefits.” U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean Tune in live now! bit.ly/4yMHzCp #FoodTank

“There’s a lot we can be doing using the school feeding programs that really does make a difference.” -U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon Tune in live now! bit.ly/4yMHzCp #FoodTank

“Culturally tailoring is as important as medically tailoring” foods. -Lauren Eberly, Cardiologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, and Staff Cardiologist, Indian Health Service, Navajo Nation Tune in live now! bit.ly/4yMHzCp #FoodTank

“There can be a gap between what we recommend and what patients can realistically implement." -Karen Lin, Abraham Roth Chair, Preventative Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University Tune in live now! bit.ly/4yMHzCp #FoodTank

"Community has to be at the center. We can’t build systems, policies, medically tailored meals without asking of the community’s feedback." -Lauren Maloney, Director, AmeriHealth Caritas Foundation Tune in live now! bit.ly/4yMHzCp #FoodTank

“You can have food on shelves, but if it’s not affordable, it’s not accessible.” -Evan Ehlers, CEO and Founder, Sharing Excess Tune in live now! bit.ly/4yMHzCp #FoodTank