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08/18/2026

At the heart of healthier minds is the connection between classroom and plate.

is encouraging you to engage school systems and government programs to fuel children not only with nutritious food, but inspiration for curiosity about their plate.

Get involved with your own local schools’ meal programs and scratch cooking initiatives now: https://win.newmode.net/chefannfoundation/scratchcookedmealsforstudentsact?utm_source=Website&utm_medium=popup&utm_campaign=Action+Alerts

Featured: Clips from Unearthing the Future

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Watch the full documentary here: https://youtu.be/4X25HynxZSA?si=V9UvF4LTt25mS1Lc

Read More about here: https://www.bbc.com/storyworks/unearthing-the-future/chef-ann-foundation-how-scratch-cooking-could-change-school-food

08/17/2026

When we support farmers across the field and across the sea, we are opening doors to healthier, sustainable, and more meaningful futures.

International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) is helping to connect young farmers like Winnie to supporting not only beneficial farming practices, but wellbeing through employment opportunities. There is growth in every corner of youth farming practices!

This is part of an ongoing series On the Ground with Dani Nierenberg spotlighting stories of hope across the globe from the source of farmers, community members, policy makers, advocates, and more who are putting climate action into practice.

Read MORE about this series HERE: https://foodtank.com/news/category/on-the-ground-with-dani-nierenberg/

We’re celebrating an extraordinary life in food.On Thursday, September 24th, during Climate Week NYC, Food Tank is bring...
08/17/2026

We’re celebrating an extraordinary life in food.

On Thursday, September 24th, during Climate Week NYC, Food Tank is bringing together friends, colleagues, writers, chefs, advocates, and changemakers for Marion Nestle’s 90th Birthday Party at WNYC-NPR Studios’ The Greene Space.

In partnership with NYU and Rodale Institute, the evening will celebrate Marion’s remarkable legacy, her decades of work transforming how we think about food, nutrition, politics, and public health, and the generations of people she has inspired.

Confirmed speakers and performers include Jennifer Berg, NYU Steinhardt; Mark Bittman, The Bittman Project; Maria Caputo, Composer, Pianist, Vocalist, Music Director, and Broadway Music Copyist; Nancy Easton, Wellness in the Schools; Kathleen Finlay, Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming; Frances Moore Lappé, Small Planet Institute; Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank; Jake Pedersen, currently appearing in Ragtime on Broadway; Ruth Reichl, Author and Former Editor in Chief of Gourmet; and Jeff Tkach, Rodale Institute, with many more speakers to be announced soon.

The evening will also feature the Rodale Institute Organic Stewardship Award for Lifetime Achievement in Education, presented to Marion, followed by a special conversation with Marion and Danielle, birthday cake, candles, and a celebration worthy of 90 extraordinary years.

📍 WNYC-NPR Studios’ The Greene Space, New York City
📅 Thursday, September 24
⏰ 6:30PM–9:30PM

Join us:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-week-nyc-marion-nestles-90th-birthday-party-tickets-1993937464632?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

Meet Anita Fondikum. A third-generation farmer who immigrated to the U.S. from Cameroon, Anita is the farmer behind Shin...
08/17/2026

Meet Anita Fondikum.

A third-generation farmer who immigrated to the U.S. from Cameroon, Anita is the farmer behind Shining Lights Farm in Rogers, Minnesota, where she grows organic, culturally significant crops that connect people to food, culture, community, and home.

On August 25, Anita will take the stage for Celebrating Minnesota’s Farmers: A Love Story, an evening of live farmer storytelling presented by Food Tank, the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota Farmers Union, and Niman Ranch.

Anita will be joined by an extraordinary group of Minnesota farmers: Trisha Zachman of Feathered Acres Learning Farm + Inn, Mhonpaj Lee of Mhonpaj’s Garden, Sina War of Twin Tiger Farm & Gardens, Emily Zweber of Zweber Farms and Organic Valley, and Maddie Hokanson of Schafer Farms and Hokanson Family Farms.

Plus special guest Andrew Zimmern and a live musical performance from Rachel Holder.

📅 Tuesday, August 25 | 6–8PM
📍 Minneapolis Central Library’s Pohlad Hall

Come hear the stories of the people who grow our food.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/celebrating-minnesotas-farmers-a-love-story-tickets-1992660912430?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

Black soldier flies can be a small but mighty partner in the work to transform food and agriculture systems. 🪰🌱Their lar...
08/17/2026

Black soldier flies can be a small but mighty partner in the work to transform food and agriculture systems. 🪰🌱

Their larvae can turn organic waste into protein-rich animal feed, produce organic fertilizer that can boost crop yields, help reduce reliance on antibiotics and agrochemicals, and create new opportunities for farmers and communities.

Our president Danielle Nierenberg admits she was once skeptical. Then a visit to ICIPE - International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology in Kenya changed her mind.

Food systems transformation means getting into the dirt and recognizing that some of our most powerful partners might be the ones we’ve been overlooking.

As icipe Director-General Abdou Tenkouano says, black soldier fly larvae are like municipal workers, taking organic refuse and turning it into something valuable.

Maybe it’s time we made friends with insects.

Read more: https://foodtank.com/news/2026/08/want-better-food-systems-lets-make-friends-with-insects/

🎬 Food Tank is bringing our Food & Agriculture Film Festival to !On September 21 at WNYC-NPR Studios’ The Greene Space,...
08/17/2026

🎬 Food Tank is bringing our Food & Agriculture Film Festival to !

On September 21 at WNYC-NPR Studios’ The Greene Space, join Food Tank, Halter, The Rockefeller Foundation, and Groundswell for an evening of powerful films, live music, conversation, and storytelling about the people and ideas transforming food and agriculture.

Featuring Kacie Abney-Scherler, Refarm; Zach Abney-Scherler, Refarm; Brandon Burks; Elijah Caldwell; Sara Farley, The Rockefeller Foundation; Spence Medford, The Henry Ford; Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank; Kat Taylor, TomKat Ranch and TomKat Ranch Educational Foundation; Rebecca Tickell, Groundswell; and Haven Worley, Irish Farmers: A Love Story.

📍 The Greene Space, New York City
📅 Monday, September 21 | 6:30–9:30PM
Register: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/climate-week-nyc-food-and-agriculture-film-festival-tickets-1996512342160?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

How does an opera singer become a regenerative farmer? 🌱🎶When COVID-19 brought Hannah Greenshields’ career as an opera s...
08/16/2026

How does an opera singer become a regenerative farmer? 🌱🎶

When COVID-19 brought Hannah Greenshields’ career as an opera singer to a sudden halt, she and her partner Tim started growing potatoes on a quarter-acre plot in Australia.

What happened next changed everything.

Today, they run The Food Farm, raising regenerative beef, chickens, and eggs while creating something bigger: a place where people can reconnect with their food, the land, and one another.

“We all know the feeling when we bite into a tomato that truly lived. You pick it off the vine. It’s warm. It’s juicy. You bite it, and it drips down your throat, and it tastes like literal sunshine.”

Hannah’s story is a beautiful reminder that farming is about more than producing food. It’s about connection, community, biodiversity, and being part of the living world.

Read and watch her story on Food Tank:

https://foodtank.com/news/2026/08/how-an-opera-singer-found-connection-through-farming/

MINNESOTA, THIS ONE IS FOR THE FARMERS. 🌱❤️On August 25, Food Tank is bringing Voices of Farmers: A Love Story to Minnea...
08/16/2026

MINNESOTA, THIS ONE IS FOR THE FARMERS. 🌱❤️

On August 25, Food Tank is bringing Voices of Farmers: A Love Story to Minneapolis for a powerful evening celebrating the people who grow our food and care for our land.

Pictured here is Sina War, a St. Paul farmer, food systems advocate, and founder of Twin Tiger Farm & Gardens. Sina grows culturally significant produce, celebrates Cambodian flavors, and uses food to connect community, culture, and heritage.

She’ll take the stage alongside Minnesota farmers Trisha Zachman, Mhonpaj Lee, Emily Zweber, Maddie Hokanson, and Anita Fondikum, each sharing their own story, in their own words.

Plus, a special fireside conversation with Andrew Zimmern and live music from Rachel Holder.

📍 Minneapolis Central Library, Pohlad Hall
📅 Tuesday, August 25
🎟️ FREE and open to the public

Presented by Food Tank, the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota Farmers Union, and Niman Ranch as we kick off Minnesota State Fair week by celebrating the people at the heart of our food system.

Come hear their stories. Come celebrate Minnesota farmers. ❤️🌾

Register: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/celebrating-minnesotas-farmers-a-love-story-tickets-1992660912430?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

08/15/2026

Offering organic homegrown produce, Annika and her husband started White Clover Farm to inspire their community to connect to healthier foods. Initially, Annika had only come from a growing background where her father migrated to the US and taught her how to grow. However, she is now rewriting history and teaching him new ways to love growing through organic farming practices at the community scale. Together, they have a powerful love story that started from the shared understanding of the gift of a single seed. Now, there is an entire network that shares their love story.

What is your love story with the land?

📍Battleground, WA

Learn More: https://whitecloverfarm.com

The morning of Wednesday, September 23rd, join Food Tank and American Farmland Trust at WNYC-NPR Studios’ The Greene Spa...
08/13/2026

The morning of Wednesday, September 23rd, join Food Tank and American Farmland Trust at WNYC-NPR Studios’ The Greene Space in New York City for “Thriving Farms and Ranches” during .

Confirmed speakers and performers include: Hillary Barile, RABBIT HILL FARMS; Amanda Beal, State of Maine; John Chester, Farm Lore Films; Oliver English, Common Table Creative; Simon English, Common Table Creative; Heidi Exline, American Farmland Trust; Tim Fink, American Farmland Trust; Olivia Fuller, Fuller Farm; Dominick Grant, Dirt Capital Partners; Will Harris, White Oak Pastures; Brooks Lamb, Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator; Caitlin Liebert, Amazon Worldwide Grocery; Bianca Moebius-Clune, American Farmland Trust; Jenny Lester Moffitt, American Farmland Trust; Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank; Heather Oppel, General Mills; Madison Claire Parks, Wicked on Broadway; John Piotti, American Farmland Trust; Karen Ross, State of California; Deydra Steans, S3 Legacy Ranch; Kat Taylor, TomKat Ranch Educational Foundation; Jeff Tkach, Rodale Institute; Noah Turner, Broadway Music Director; and many more to be announced soon.

For more details and to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/climate-week-nyc-thriving-farms-and-ranches-tickets-1993617564803

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