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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

As Uganda's mountainous ice caps melt, ethnic groups are losing the traditional belief systems that have sustained them for thousands of years.

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]