Michael Peñuelas
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Bellingham, WA, United States
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Scalable innovation in food packaging combats food waste
Innovations in food packaging combat food security and tackle food waste. → Read More
Good Food Advocates to Converge in D.C. to Oppose Draft Farm Bill –
Food Policy Action is mobilizing stakeholders from across the U.S. to voice united opposition to the draft 2018 Farm Bill by the House Agriculture Committee. → Read More
The Sound Food Uprising: A Movement to Reimagine Food in the Puget Sound –
The Beecher’s Foundation is launching a ten-year consumer education campaign to reimagine the food system of the Puget Sound, called the Sound Food Uprising. → Read More
Claire DiMattina: “McDonald’s cannot do this alone”
McDonald’s director of U.S. Public Affairs sat down with Food Tank to discuss the world’s largest restaurant company’s new 2025 goals for packaging and recycling. → Read More
Poor Diets Are Killing More Americans Than Anything Else
Even in young populations across the United States, nutrition-related health conditions are prevalent. A systematic study by a group of 125 leading researchers who call themselves the U.S. Burden of Disease Collaborators shows that diet is the leading cause of both death and disability in the United States (U.S.). Meanwhile, only 12 percent of visits to doctors’ offices include counseling about… → Read More
Square Roots: The Urban Farming Accelerator Feeding Brooklyn Year-Round –
Square Roots works to simultaneously train urban food entrepreneurs and provide fresh, sustainable produce to New Yorkers 12 months a year. → Read More
Growing an Agricultural Revolution in Puerto Rico
100 days since Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico is importing 95 percent of its food. It’s time we talk about their right to both food security and sovereignty. → Read More
Tools from Pasta Advisory Council Help Eaters Design Healthy Meals –
Following a call from researchers, Barilla has released a new portion reference guide to help pasta eaters unlock the health benefits of the Italian staple. → Read More
Jayson Lusk Brings Data to Bear on Controversial Food Questions
Food Tank sat down with Dr. Jayson Lusk of Purdue to talk about controversies and data. → Read More
2017 Round of Global Climate Change Talks Sees First-Ever Progress on Agriculture –
2017 marks the first time in a 25-year history of international climate negotiations when the 197 countries of the UNFCCC have reached a decision on agriculture → Read More
Susan Ungaro Reflects on 11 Years As President of the James Beard Foundation –
Food Tank sat down with Susan Ungaro before she steps down from the role of president of the James Beard Foundation. → Read More
U.S. Law Schools Launch Healthy Food Policy Project to Support Local Policies/Legislation –
The Healthy Food Policy Project (HFPP), works to identify and elevate effective local food laws as examples for advocates in communities across the country. → Read More
Winners of the 2017 Food Sustainability Media Awards Announced –
The awards recognize excellent journalists who have focused their reporting on food security, sustainable agriculture, and nutrition. → Read More
Food is Killing More Americans than Anything Else. Why Can’t Doctors Stop It?
A growing faction of doctors is fighting back against the system that leaves them underprepared to help patients with diet-related illness. → Read More
Live Webinar: Unravelling the Food-Health Nexus with the Global Alliance for the Future of Food –
The Global Alliance for the Future of Food will host a webinar on December 12, 2017, at 11 am EST on their report titled Unravelling the Food-Health Nexus. → Read More
Dr. Robert Graham Plans to Bridge the Gap Between Doctors and Chefs
Dr. Robert Graham doesn’t believe in “a pill for an ill.” So he’s going to chef school to prove that another model of healthcare is possible. → Read More
L.A. Chargers Team Up with L.A. Kitchen for “The One Table Pledge” –
The L.A. Kitchen is teaming up with the Los Angeles Chargers football team and The Summit Series to serve 30,000 meals across the city of L.A. → Read More
Pasta Can Be a Valuable Ally in the Fight Against Food Waste –
To fight food waste, look no further than a pantry. 80 percent of millennials keep pasta stocked there. → Read More
Inside the Global Ten-Year Effort to Save Wild Relatives of Major Crops –
The Crop Trust is working around the clock to save the genetics of wild relatives of major crops in an effort to preserve options for farmers of the future. → Read More
24 U.S. Farmer Organizations Working Towards Paris Agreement Goals –
Food Tank is highlighting 24 farmer-led and farmer-focused organizations in the U.S. who are committed to supporting the goals of the Paris Agreement. → Read More