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Chef Suzy DeYoung Fights Food Waste and Hunger in Cincinnati
by Sophie Churchill on April 17, 2021 at 7:00 am
La Soupe has rescued over 2 million pounds of food and turned it into meals for those in need. The post Chef Suzy DeYoung Fights Food Waste and Hunger in Cincinnati appeared first on Food Tank.
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A Countdown to Earth Day: Register Now For Panel Series Food Culture, Health, and Climate
by Elena Seeley on April 16, 2021 at 9:31 pm
Join Food Tank as we count down to Earth Day with a series of panel conversations that explore the intersection of food culture, health, and climate. The post A Countdown to Earth Day: Register Now […]
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Is There a Light at the End of the COVID Tunnel for NYC Restaurants?
by Michelle Lee on April 16, 2021 at 8:00 am
Early in the pandemic, I worked 12-hour shifts in a busy New York City hospital, taking the bus through an eerie shell of a city. I had never seen Times Square so quiet and empty in my life—my […]
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A Walk though My Food Forest Swale System After a Rain Event at Nine Mile Farm
by Jack Spirko on April 16, 2021 at 8:00 am
Every year the amount of rain we put into the ground per inch that falls increases. In this walk though you see the entire system working from top to bottom and what a great time of year for this to […]
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New Report Finds 100 Percent Organic, Plant-Forward School Meals Produce More Than Just Health Benefits
by Carley DeMarco on April 16, 2021 at 7:00 am
These values-based school meal can also benefit the environment and boost the local economy. The post New Report Finds 100 Percent Organic, Plant-Forward School Meals Produce More Than Just Health […]
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Op-ed: The High Cost of Cheap McDonald’s Fries
by Winona LaDuke on April 15, 2021 at 8:00 am
In its wake, the company has left poisoned rivers and drinking water and clear-cut forests. The company reaping all this devastation isn’t another corporate mining consortium or transnational oil […]
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Experts Discuss the Connection Between Human and Planetary Health
by Elena Seeley on April 14, 2021 at 5:13 pm
During an event co-hosted by Food Tank and the Barilla Foundation, experts argue that food, culture, and environmental health are inseparable. The post Experts Discuss the Connection Between Human […]
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Could Price Parity, Supply Management Change the Game for BIPOC Farmers?
by Ray Levy Uyeda on April 14, 2021 at 8:00 am
According to a new coalition of farmers, growers, and academics led by the National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC), keeping existing farmers of color on the land—and helping new ones get […]
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A Food Program for Women and Children Is About to Get More Federal Support
by Lisa Held on April 13, 2021 at 8:00 am
“Food is expensive,” she said. “The WIC program, with the type of food I can get for her, it helps. She’s a healthy little girl.” Unlike the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s […]
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Oregon Lawmakers Pursue Mega-Dairy Farm Moratorium
by Michael Karsh on April 13, 2021 at 7:00 am
The legislative efforts could become a milestone in the battle to regulate industrial agriculture. The post Oregon Lawmakers Pursue Mega-Dairy Farm Moratorium appeared first on Food Tank.
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Hungry Seniors Need More Than Just Access to Food
by Lela Nargi on April 12, 2021 at 8:00 am
This is just a tiny sampling of the challenges faced by the 25 million seniors in the U.S. who struggle to make ends meet. They were collected for a 2020 report conducted by Social Policy Research […]
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Living the Homesteading Dream – Part 4
by Jonathon Engels on April 12, 2021 at 2:35 am
Buck looks the part. In his mid-70s, he carries the grin and rotundness of a man who has been enjoying bountiful harvests for a lifetime. Normally, it’s contained in a pair of fresh overalls, not a […]
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How Biodiversity Can Prevent Pandemics
on April 12, 2021 at 12:00 am
For years, some scientists have argued that despite its benefits, biodiversity poses a major risk to human health, because the sheer variety of species in biodiverse landscapes creates greater […]
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Why India and Nepal's forest fires are worrying scientists
on April 12, 2021 at 12:00 am
The lush-green mountains in the background usually make the famous Nainital lake in Uttarakhand state of northern India more picturesque. But for several weeks now haze from forest fires has hidden […]
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Study finds rapid evolution in foxgloves pollinated by hummingbirds
on April 12, 2021 at 12:00 am
Researchers have found common foxgloves brought to the Americas have rapidly evolved to change flower length in the presence of a new pollinator group, hummingbirds. The findings are published in the […]
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Native communities confront painful choice: move away, or succumb to rising waters?
on April 12, 2021 at 12:00 am
Throughout Indian Country, where cultures are tied to land and water, plans to relocate are under way as the climate crisis worsens At any moment, on any school day, the entire future of the Quileute […]
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Butterflies hedge their bets when times get tough
on April 12, 2021 at 12:00 am
Understanding how organisms deal with an uncertain future may help identify which species are most vulnerable to climate change and which are best at managing the risk. In a paper published recently […]
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These People Are Losing Their Gods to Climate Change
on April 12, 2021 at 12:00 am
As Uganda's mountainous ice caps melt, ethnic groups are losing the traditional belief systems that have sustained them for thousands of years.
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Rare European vultures being poisoned by livestock drug
on April 12, 2021 at 12:00 am
A recently approved veterinary drug has been confirmed as the cause of death of a vulture in Spain. Conservationists say the incident could be the tip of an iceberg, and warn that the drug could wipe […]
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'We are made invisible': Brazil's Indigenous on prejudice in the city
on April 12, 2021 at 12:00 am
Contrary to popular belief, Brazil's Indigenous people aren't confined to the Amazon Rainforest, with more than a third of them, or about 315,000 individuals, living in urban areas.
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Rich world's demands fell poorer world's forests
on April 12, 2021 at 12:00 am
The tropical forests maintain global climate and nurture the riches of nature. The rich world's demands are destroying them. The world's great ecosystems ? moderators of climate, nurseries for […]
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Tech stars tackle landscape restoration in the Aral Sea in innovative competition
on April 12, 2021 at 12:00 am
For the week of 5-9 April, entrepreneurs from around the world gathered on Zoom to go head-to-head with proposals on how to fix one of the world's largest environmental disasters. At stake: the […]
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Malayan tigers to go extinct if no drastic action is taken
on April 12, 2021 at 12:00 am
Malayan tigers will go extinct in the next five to 10 years if no drastic action is taken to address its population decline, said Taiping Zoo and Night Safari director Dr Kevin Lazarus.
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Interview: Why vanilla may be key to protecting our forests
on April 12, 2021 at 12:00 am
Maureen is a biologist and has spent many years studying the way that chemicals in the environment can impact our hormones, but when Maureen was volunteering in Madagascar her outlook suddenly […]
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Conservationists may be unintentionally spreading pathogens between threatened animal populations
on April 12, 2021 at 12:00 am
Moving endangered species to new locations is often used as part of species conservation strategies, and can help to restore degraded ecosystems. But scientists say there is a high risk that these […]
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Indian Researchers Have Found a New Species of Butterfly in Western Ghats
on April 12, 2021 at 12:00 am
Researchers have discovered a new species of butterflies namely - sinhala ramaswamii sadasivan 2021 - adding to the expanding list of butterflies in India. The new taxon of Lycaenid butterfly […]
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Costa Rican Beekeepers Alert About Possible Extinction of All Bees in Less than 15 Years
on April 12, 2021 at 12:00 am
In a petition addressed to President Carlos Alvarado and to heads of Agriculture, Health and Environment, the Costa Rican Beekeepers Association requests the prohibition of the powerful insecticide […]
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New study: Thick sea-ice warms Greenland fjords
on April 12, 2021 at 12:00 am
A new study led by Stockholm University Assistant Professor Christian Stranne shows that thick sea ice outside the fjords can actually increase the sensitivity of Greenlandic fjords to warming. […]
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The hottest number in conservation is rooted more in politics than science
on April 12, 2021 at 12:00 am
Right now, in the conservation movement, a lot of people are fixated on a single number: 30. The US and more than 50 other countries have pledged to conserve 30 percent of their land and water by […]
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Nestlé joins billion-dollar industry initiative tackling Southeast Asia deforestation
on April 12, 2021 at 12:00 am
The Nestlé group has joined a major industry initiative in Southeast Asia targeting the protection and restoration of over 500,000 hectares of tropical forests playing a central role in palm oil […]